The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1890-04-23

Primary.
Greenwood, April 2lst, 1890.
We may yet have crop OF peaches, as the
trees are blooming atresh.
There was an exceedingly large crowd in
town Saturday, one Of whom was MIR. Is. X
Of Edgefed, who addressed the
Alliance.
Messrs. Klugh and Benjamin, who are mer.
at the Quarry, two miles from
town, have II fine and growing business.
1t Is Il pity that such an editor as Dana, OF
the Ne,O York Sun, should die OF old age, wllnr
out:at least one good cowhiding from some Of
the many victims Of his sanderous pen, out
as he is now very decrepit, the probability IS
that he will never receive 1t unless Cleveland
Hon. {. \. c. Waller, President, has called q
meeting OF the Greenwood Democratic CLUB,
for Saturday, April 26, Mt 8 p. m, for the pur-
pose OF reorganizing.
office of Attorney General, than Capt. o. L..
Schumpert, Of Newberry, and would like 10
see him announced as q candidate for the
nomination.
into a white heat over the situation In one
issue and In the next advise everybody TO
keep cool. This can be accounted for on the
principle that man after getting sober feels
like delivering temperance lecture.
Track laying will begin here IN few days,
and proceed Eastward until they meet the
force now at Broad River.
Mr.. Dick Hill, one OF Abbeville's hand
soonest young men, was IN town last week
His visits are getting entirely too frequent to
be pleasant to at least one OF our young men.
p. S.-Since writing the above We have been
Informed that he has been expressing him.
self pretty freely and not very flatteringly
about reporters. Heretofore we have been
very charitable and pleasant In our notice ol
his visits, but unless he apologies TO US we
will fix him the next time he comes. Aside
we are just Joking, Dick.
BY the time the papers are through discus
sing Tillman and the political situation, the
commencement season will be upon US, and
we will then from day to day for several
weeks be treated to the Same prosy sterotyped
report of this or that commencement, one
half of which not Que subscriber In ten ever
reads.
Rev. G. II. Carter has returned from Allan.
Ia. lie was highly delighted with the "gate
city" and reports Il successful meeting.
We learn that several petitions are out for
the position Of Rspot Agent i.o OF the G.; C.
ience that petitions are worth very little.
The endorsement OF one or two certain men
in every case where appointments are to be
made, is worth more than a petition mile
long.
Rev. w. F. Pearson preached an able and
Impressive sermon in the Presby Ian
church Sunday, after which communion
service was held.
MIR. j. A. Iomax was in town Saturday
jim is IL prosperous farmer, one who knows
his own business and attends strictly to IT,
He does his own thinking and allows no one
to dictate 10 him what he shall eat, drink
wear or read.
We are pleased to see our townsmen Hon
G. A. T.. Waller, iavorably mentioned as q
candidate for the Senate. The man who
beats him will In our opinion be the Senator
At recent meeting or the board OF trade, q
committee was appointed TO confer with the
authorities of the South Bound railroad with
reference TO the extension Of their line from
Johnstons 10 this point viu Phoenix.
All parties concerned should bear in mind
that there will be meeting Of the stockhold
erS OF the Greenwood Cotton Mill, here on
The lst OF May. 1t Is very desirous that all
The duty on tin plate is now 50 per box. 1t is
intended as protective tariff, while there IL
not and perhaps never will be a sheet man.
ufactured In the United States II ought
was, tin roofing that now costs S. per square
could be put on for S3.75 and 81. 1t will be
seen therefore that every man who covers 8
store % x 100 with tin, pays the Government
S25 to $50 that 1t docs not need and by which
no citizen is benefited unless perhaps IT be q
Yankee pensiOner In the face Of oil this, an
effort Is being made by the American Tin
plate Association" OF New York, to mem
When the duty on such articles as this Is up
for considera tion, every Congressman, wheth
er projections ist or not should vote TO place
Them ON the free list. Small articles and yes
any lower in price, but II this unnecessary
duty was removed 1t would enable mannfac
turers 10 give much better quality at the
We inquired OF Jerome Bell. II he had any
society news for publication, he replied that
he had not but would tell MS conhdentially
that he was having lots of fun, Just now, Try;
ing 10 get married, and wanted US TO boom
the May-day excursion to Enoree, for the rea.
son that unless the picnic was flash" he
thought he might succeed.
Mr.. II. q. McIteS, who went TO Qrangeburg
as delegate to the Y. NJ. Z. a. Convention,
returned Friday, having visited the "clty by
the sea" on his trip.
The switch for receiving iron from the A. &
X. for the g., G. l. n, is being put In position
Hard Labor will be ready for them to cross In
two days, the cut through town for them TO
pass through by the time they reach 1t.
1t is rumored that COL j. p. Philips contem-
plates opcnins business here. We would be
glad 10 have him, he is an able. energetic and
wide awake merchant, and withal an excel
lent citizen. There is always room for his
sort
of our colored churches few evenings ago, a
somewhat amusing episode was related, as
told us by an eye witness, IT runs ABOUT as
follows. One OF The "bredren' stated that
user of tobacco, but the Spirit told him he
could not enter heaven and continue Its use,
whereupon he left 1t of. At this point one OF
the "sisiren" who has special fondness for
the narcotic arose and said dat bruders heart
sholy au not right; dc bible hit say ef 20 hart
be right wild Ged you gwino to hcbben any
how bacca or no bacca, Ise bin Il usein IT 10
desc forty years an lSe gwine to use II I'll
die, and calling the "bruder" by name, she
commenced to sing In her own dialect their
plaintive solo.
Say bruder - don't you want to CO. &c.
Finis.
Col. D. A. p. Jordan, of New York, one OF
the most afihbe gentlemen, as well as one OF
the best SilleSmen On the road, was registered
at Riley's Saturday, as was also Mr.. b. r. Till
man, of Ropers, $. e.
up great deal OF space and time Just now, In
the discussion Of "bosslsm," "rings," &c. We
have had little or no experience with political
which we have figured quite conspicu!ously.
One of which was a small white ring drawn
on the school house floor In which we were
accustomed to stand on one foot because the
sons, would persist In making us "augh out"
This was chalk ring. There was another
equally small one, drawn on the ''play.
ground by which we and one or more boys
always accused OF "fudging,' Any way, !,
was our i'll luck to "go fat" or get killed"
"ring en- up" and "go last" every time. This
was marble ring. There was still another
Of much larger proportions described aiso on
stood willie much larger boy stood on the
circumference and knocked the breath out of
us with solid rubber ball. This was "bull
pen" ring. And If political rings are as try.
Ing on our political as this trio Is on our phys
ical system, we advise their speedy decapita.
ton.
Quite number of bales OF cotton were sold
In town saturday. Messrs. Marse & Cannon
bought 25 bales at 1lH cents.
Col. Gibbs, of Columbia, spent few days
with his family here last week.
We do not now whether 1t is against the
In toreSt OF our choice OF candidates or not.
BE this us it may. we heartily favor primary
for every office from Coroner 10 Governor. II
by 1t our choice can't stand, let somebody
elSe's choice come In. We grant that con-
mary. but voting for an officer by proxy, Is
very much like sending kiss to your sweet
heart by another fellow-it Is mode OF de.
livery we are constitutionally opposed TO-.
We are In full SXmnnthY with the pOpular