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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1890-02-26
THE PEOPLE DEEPLY GRIEvED.
What the Temperance People Should
Do.

crave your indulgence for the expression
Of few words on the recent Act OF the Lcgs.
,ature, passing q law, licensing the sale ul
whiSkey in the town of Abbeville. There
has been enough said about this matter, To
show the people, OH whom the responsibility
rests, for the passage of this unfortunate law.
It is not best for those who feel so deeply
or ugly cpithcts. 1t is enough to say that
many of the best citizens OF Abbevilc COun-
y feel deeply greved.
The people had asked the privilege OF
speaking at the ballot box on the question o!
license or no license. This was granted by
the Legislature. When the time came for
them TO speak, they spoke cmphaticaliy, by
a large majority, and said. we will have no
license.
While we slept, some one assumed resron-
Sibility" Of saying. no matter what the steady
yeomanry of Abbevilc County want, we
want bar rooms. and our dictum shall be law.
1t Is true that men, who want legal privi.
iege to sell whiskcy, may argue that tn ma
jority of the people in given locality have
But 1t is also true, that no men havea Il NOR
al right TO enjoy so-ca He'd privilege, If 1t il
injurious TO their neighborS.
No greater public evil has ever come on the
people of Abbeville County than in this re
cent Legislative act, which has thrown wide
open the liood-gates Of vice and death.
But, what is TO he done aboutt II?
VIII the people quietly submit to this great
wrong?
surely not. The remedy will soon be at
hand.
Send new men to the Legislature, expressly
commanded TO repeal this obnoxious law, and
let this act stand as q solemn warning, in the
future, TO any one who may be tempted to in.
fringe on our rights. q. II. GARTER.
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This is Centennial Day. at long cane. Inc
visitor on entering finds the rear OF ltc ,.
church, near the pulpit, tastily decorated py
tho dcft hands of the ladies'
. WreathS nntwined with h0werS enr'r''""
the white posts ri 'ha pulpit.
yue windows wrr. ur>r-arclieh with eyer
greens
il Was the Greek cross v hich you See at lhc
heading of this column. .
Encirclcd above was the beautiful motto
"The Lord hath been mindful OF us"
The names you see on this figure were the
four ministers present in 1870, when the Pres
bytery of the Curolinas and Georgia was iornl'
ed. flames Mcbride, NJ. D., and william
Dunlap were present US fung as
This was the origin OF the Associate Aeiorih'
ed Synod OF the South. .,,,
We are here to-day 10 commemorate this
event. Memory Is busy WIN ths eSoes Of Ih the
mast. How we'll they succeeded in laying the
foundation of the Associate Reformed Church
South, let the scenes that surround us TO-
day speak. D.
At the last meeting of the Associate Reform,
ed SYNOD at Prosperity, s. g., committee OF
three: Dr. Fl. r. Sloan, Dr. w. M. Grler, ana
Dr.. w. l.. Pressly, were empoWereG 10 ini nllune
ali arrangements for the present centennial.
So at the hour OF 10 O'Clock y. NJ, February
24th, 1899, Rev. II. T. Sloan, u. d., as chairman
of this committee, and pastor OF Long ZANE sn,'i
That owing to the fact that Rev. j. n: Young,
Of Due West, who was upon the printed pro
grammc to lead in prayer, was absent, he
would ask the Rev. f. +. Boyce, d. d., OF Cas-
tonia n. G., TO invoke the divine blessing.
The opening prayer of DR.. Boyce was one
full of pathos and admirably adapted 10 the
occasion. A..
After this prayer DR.. Sloan announced the
Tooth Psalm l.. NJ. AS pastor OF these cllurcil'
rs DR.. Sloan now arose and made most ap.
nropriaie welcome address, in touching
words. He guve II vivid sketch of the pastor
ate of these churches. We are glad to be aDle
10 present to our readers this address IN lnll.
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GREESwooD, s. G., Feb. q. 1880.


Mrs. w. ID. Graham and children. Of New
berry, are stopping for Il few days with Mrs.
\. j. Spr0leS.
The influenza is losing It's "grip' and all the
sick are cOnvalcSccnt.
Those who contemplate putting lightning
by confcring with Mr.. J. w. Sproes.
The Texas ponies have all been sold.
Our pig has returned to its swill tub, rs hog
usually does.
We are now having artificial earthquakes
from the blasting of the deep cut.
The fast mail on the a. & X. r. II. was sew.
oral hours late Friday and Saturday.
Mr.. Crews and Miss Lide Arnold were hap
PLY married by Rev. q. II. Carter last
Wednesday evening, at the home of the bride
Mr. BriLton has opened job office over the
New York Store.
Mrs. "S." fell down a flight Of steps and sus
tanned several severe bruises Tuesday night.
That, with the grip" kept her in bed all
week.
Our notes last week were somewhat lenthy.
We are OH the other extreme this week.
1t was not necessary for those who know
appeared in print at all. And we suppose
that his well tempered. but forcible. article In
last issue will satisfy those who have appear
ed SO anxious about his vote on the Abbeville
whisky bill. He is not the man to promise
his constituents one thing and do another.
Two of DR.. G. \. Marshall's children were
badly bitten by his dog yesterday. The dog
is ut large and supposed to Oe mad.
Mr.. ID. X. Norris, Of Anderson, addressed
the Alliance here Saturday. The attendance
seemed 10 be small. We could learn nothing
whatever Of the tenor of his remarks.
1t is rare treat to all admirers of the beau.
tiful in art TO examine the drawings and
paintings which decorate the walls of Mrs.
Riley's parlor. all executed by her ten-y ear
old daughter, Miss Florence. $.
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There was coffee, table provided where
a delicious cup could be had.
In the afternoon the large audience was as
sembled by splendid music from the choir.
The Moderator stated that he had received
O letter from Rev. J. n. Young, which he
would read.
DR.. Latham moved that this letter be made
part of the record, which was adopted, and
we here copy it:
Due WEST, S. c., Feb % 1890.
Rcu. Fl. 7, Sloan:
DEAR BROTHER-I take this method Of say
ing TO you and other brethren who Will be
present at the centennial meeting on the 2ith
and 18th instant, that 1t is not due TO feeling
of indifference that I will not be present to
take part in the exercises and share the pleas.
ures of the occasion. TO hear a recital oil
what God has done during one hundred years
for the vine planted in this vineyard by his
favoring providence will, TO the lovers OF his
cause and kingdom, be full Of interest
Perhaps l may be pardoned for saying q
word In relation to myself. Three-fourths OF
a century ago, In the old Cedar Spring church,
was / dedicated TO God In the ordinance OF
baptism. Rev. Alexander Porter, the second
pastor Of that venerable church. officiating.
May Gods blessing attend your meeting:
Additionally, j. n. YOUNG.
The Moderator next introduced Prof. j. /.
Mccain, of Due West, who spoke, In an elo.
quent way, on the reformation" Prof. Nc
Cain is rising man of letters. His subject
was SplendIdly handled, showing the Profes
sor to be at home in the literary field.
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THE CITY OF GOLD.
New Town COunciI...SeriOus Loss TO
n Good Citizen.-.GOOd Advice 10


Nl,,.,GMIi'h. =. - Fen. ~. l&s'.
We only 90 back lew Steps i"sel TMn-
ming start Oh the new" of McCOrrnirk. We
had our municipal election on the lOfh: Re-
]. b. Harmon, G. p. McCane and G. L. Baugh-
man, Wardens. No opposition ticket. Har-
mony and peace prevailed throughout the
day.
Annual ball on the llth, and all that attend
ed were very much pleased. We had the
Mount Carmel String Band. (MeSsrs. Jones S
and Cowan's), and it has been for several
weeks now the Young people. ana some 50 ina tna'
balls, little dances, candy stews, hot supperS,
oyster suppers for the benefit of this thing
and that thing. 1t Is good way to raise mon,
young people together in sociable way, and
almost as good as Savings Bank. In TINS
way it makes the young men save up their
little change for the OCCASION.
Mr.. James Cothran, Jr., on the 18th Instant,
lost by fire cotton gin and press, grist and saw
mill, three bales cotton and about one.hall
car load cotton seed, which loss will not ex-
cced two thousand dollars. No insurance.
Our farmers are moving along in good or
der, and we would like to say word or so In
the way Of timely advice. Pay cash as long
us you can. If you give lien or mortgage.
Prepare your land well, and be sure TO tend
well, all you plant. Plant some good upland
in corn. BE sure to have good cotton seed and
put enough In 10 get an early stand.
Our merchants are all cheerful, and from
what is in sight, they expect good trade this
spring and summer, and the outlook Is very
good. Our advice to the merchant is, first. see
that you sell all you can for cash, and second.
If you sell any on credit be sure YOU take on
none but good men. or have a good collateral
security. BY adhering TO the Ist and second
rules above, you will be able to sell for very
small profits and that will do away with the
trouble between the farmer and merchant I.
One can not DO well without the other. Don't
size a man and take all he makes. Divide
the profits, and work together. TON.
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Serious Charges Hinted At.

Our correspondent "True Alliance has
something TO say in this Issue of our paper
which deserves the prompt attention OF the
President of the County Alliance. We 1cel
quite sure that the President would not 10
the things which are limited at, and he mas
only To saw that he has had no connection
with them and no one will doubt the sincere
ity and purity of his actions.
To charge that the President OF the ALI
ance Is working the order for the political
preferment Of any one is serious matter,
and the Press and Banner is not willing TO
believe any such thing Of him. While there
may be differences of opinion between the
President and ourself, we are ready to defend
him in matter which involves his fidelity to
the principles of the order of which he is the
head in this County.
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LOuis's Toys.

There was Just one rule about Lou
ISIS toys. He had to pick them up
himself after playing with them and
put them away in place. But this rule
had been enforced at so early an age
that it seemed matter of course to
him, and he considered it no hardship.
AS soon as he could walk he could
gather his belongings together one by
one and put them in their appointed
places. This was one of the "pretty
little ways" his mother had taught
him. She had been o kindergarten
teacher before her marriage, and had
learned how to direct the development
of the infant mind. She had q little
table for him to sit at in little chair
Just his size, and there was particular
box or drawer in which every thing he
played with was kept. She taught
him to play with one set Of toys, and
to put them all away before he got out
another set. He seemed to enjoy put
ting his toys away as much as getting
them out. 1t was regular part of the
programme.
There was O small bureau specially
for Louis's clothes. He learned at o
very early age where his stockings, his
waists, and his other garments were to
be found. AS he grew older he was
taught to keep his drawers in order,
and to help his mother in all the ways
a child can help. He had his set of
sewing appliances, aud amused him
self with stringing buttons, and after
ward with sewing them on to strips OF
cloth. He Leeame quite expert with
the needle. 1t was one of his amuse-
ments.
So it came to pass that when Louis
went to college away from home his
room was always in order, his buttons
were sewed on, his books were in place.
There was method, system, order, in
his manner of studying; and when he
got married lie didn't leave his shoes,
his dressing gown, his soiled collars,
around for his wife to put in place.
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IN ROBES OF BEAUTY.
The Map Of Busy Life, rs Seen About
Verdery.

Verdery.
EERDERY, S. c., Feb. q, 1890.
All things seem quiet in and around our Ill
tie city.
Fruit trees, especially peach and plum, arc
to array themselves in the robes OF beauty
and freshness of spring.
The farmers are very busy preparing cotton
ground, and some have commenced planning
upland corn. Every thing points to an early
Mr.. Il. II. Devln has moved out to his sum
mer residence, Oak View, two miles from
here.
Rev. ]. +. Pressly and wife spent Friday
night and Saturday in town.
We were quite sorry to hear that Mrs. i. l..
Morrow has been quite sick with the III
Miss Flcta Brooks.a lovely and accomplish
ed young lady of Phoenix, is visiting her
cousin, Miss Martie Morrow. She will attend
the centennial at Long Cane. -,
Messrs. Morrow 4 scott sent Two spienoia
teams to help grade the c., c. Il \. RAILROAD.
DR.. Grier, Rev. MIR. Latham and Mrs. j L.
Kennedy spent Saturday night in town. DR..
Grier preached quite an excellent sermon TO
n large and attentive congregation at Ccdar
Springs last sabbath.
Master Willie Henderson has been quite
sick with the la grippe. His best girl sent
him a bouquet of flowers, and we are glad to
state the little fellow is improving.
Mr.. james Evans was III town Friday. lie
is getting signatures to a petition ask ing the
authorities of the e., G. L. y. Il. X. 10 give MIN
4 depot near the mill. We hope that Mr.. Ev.
ans will be successful, as that is the most suit:
able point for a depot between Greenwood
and Abbcvillc.
Mr.. Elmorc Mcneil, the polite and accom-,
modatng telegraph operator here, left last
week for Newbcrry to visit his mother anu
sister.
Miss Bertha Walker, n charming young lady
OF Sardis, n. G., is visiting friends ana rela
tivcS here.
Mr. Joseph Ferguson and bride, nee Miss
Mollie Jones spent Sabbath night at Mrs. T.
II. Morrow, near this city.
rairest flowers, is visiting friends in this VII
laee a. Z. e.
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Some of the Visitors.

Rev. 7, +. Boyce, D. d. Gastonia, NC.
Rev. James A. Lowry, Ala.
Rev. w. VI. Grier, D. d., Due West. S. C..
Rev. Robert Latham. Due West, y. G.
Prof'J. l. Mccain, Due West, $. e.
Rev. }. O. Lindsay, ID. D., Due West, S. e.
Prof II. L Bonner, Due West, S G.
Pew. J. L. Pressly, ID. D., and wife, Coddle
Creek. y. G.
DR.. ]. w. Widcman. Due West, S. E.
Prof w. S. Lowry. Due West. $. C..
John Edwards. Due West, S. e.
J.C. Reid. Erskine College.
S. =. PreSsly, Due West, =. &.
DIR. W. L.. Prcssly and wife, Due West, S. C.
Joe l.. Pressly Due West, S. c.
a. g. Kirkpatrick. :rheological Seminary
J. H; Mollatt, Theological Seminary, Due
E. il: Anderson, Theological Seminary, Due
West, S. T..
Miss Minnie Devlln, Due West, s.. C.
Miss I.anra Grier, Due West, s. {.
Livy Watson, ErSkine College.
DR.. J. D. Neel, Troy, S. G..
J. II. Widcman. Toy, S. G.
w. r. Bradley. Troy. S. G.
George &. Bradley. Troy, S, c.
John Chiles and wife. Troy. S. G..
Mrs. Kate Kennedy, Due West, S. G.
Mai. J. X. Vance, Toy, s. G.
Rev. Il. +. Bradley. Troy, S. {.
Rev. ]. b. Muse, Verdery, =. G..
Rev. w. X. BOggs, Abbeville, =. G..
Judge Fuller Lyon, Abbevillc, =. &.
Capt. Robinson Mccormick, S. G.
Mr.. w. O. Bradley, Abbeville. s. c.
Capt. J. w. Perrin, Abbeville, S. c.
Mr.. Robert Morehead, Anderson G: H.
II. s. G.
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WORDS OF WELCOME.
DR.. Sloan Gives Heartfelt and Corr
dial Greeting 10 all.

Dca,ly Beloved Brethren and Feilo'U.C Ckizens:
You stand OH classic soil to-day, rendered
sacred by thousand memories IA ttle ,S over re;I
men roamed the forests and slaughtered pioh'
Ger settlers on Long Cane.
Mrs. Catharine Calhoun, aged 1G years, and
TWEEN ty-two others, fell victims OF their ruue
barbarity and lie sleeping in common grave,
but q little way from where we arc assembled.
There sits Mother ShankS, vile oi Eldcr
Shanks, and the granddaughter of one VINO
was then little girl whom the sarascs had
tomahow ked and left for dead ON the road
side. But God in his holy providence direct
ed friendly Indians 10 pass that way ana taKe
up the wounded child and care for IL: Inc de,
:ceudauts live to day TO bless mankind anu
uerpetuntc the cause and Kingdom OF our
lord. Thanks bc unto God for a Chrlsllan
civilization, to drive oil barbarlc RUE ana 10
inauguralc Il reign OF Peace ana Love!
IL has swept on and on. across the continent,
until the broad Pacific scarcely marks her
Western border; but reaching up into Alaska
md over to Japan. bidding her Eastern ccuS-
ms, come over and enjoy the sweets OF evan
seical Christianity.
Here organized Psalm singing Presbyterian
ism took loot one hundred years ago, under
the labors or Rev. Thos. Clark, NJ: d., anu ms
compccrs. Boyce, McMullcn, and Bothwell.
James Rodgers present us Il probationrr. 10
sether ] with Elders James Mci'ryde and Will
liam Dunlap. These formed the PrcSbytery.
Great and good men, whose laDors ana pray
erS still bless the generations who come after.
FROM mere Also lbTSc COlUIlcS VI Gil iSiuiit .
have gone farther West. to settle and people
The States to the most distant borders OF
North America. I0u will find them or their
descendants in almost every State and Terri
tory West of our meridian. They write me
rom Alabama, Tennessee, Mississippi, Texas
from Portland, Oregon, and from all along
shore.
1t is my happy privilege Us pastor, In the
forticlh ye,:r of my lab0rS, 10 stand up as the
representative OF those great and good men,
to bid all who come today, whether rom The
East or the West, from North or South, a
hearty welcome to this our first centcnnla!
of the Preshytcry. Also in the namcof god
~ and Il piouS ancestry, TO bid you pclcOntc,
thrice ,celcOnie, To the Church OF your fat hers
ana To Il place in our hcf rts and homes! 49,
Come and tell your eXper nee, and we Will
tell ours OFT have I talked with "Old Aunt
Ann McCrack en-" who landed at Charleston
from thence came to Black River, and thence
to the Long Canes, and who claimed TO be one
Of the charter members OF this church. she
died thirty.fve years ago. aged 80 years: Yea,
and talked with her brother, William ltouln,
son. u mere boy in the days Of Clark, and
with many others, nearly as old az they.
whose descendants are about me or scattered
over the wide West. These old people used to
delight me with "reminiscences o! the past !;
but this part Is left to others, and now intro
ducc you toable speakers who Will talk for us.
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Fruit q Perfect Food.

Some people are afraid to eat fruit,
thinking that fruit and diarrhoea are
always associated, when, if they un-
derstOOd the true cause of the diar-
rhea, they would know it was caused
by eating meat. In hot weather meat
putrefies very quickly, and during this
process alkaloids are formed which are
very poisonous, acting as emetics and
purgatives. 'Tis true that fruit eaten
green or between meals will interfere
with digestion and cause bowel trou-
bles but use perfectly ripe fruit at
mealtime, and only beneficial results
will follow.
Acids prevent calcerous degenera-
tions, keeping the bones elastic, as
well as preventing the accumulation
of earthly matters. This is because of
the solvent power of the acids but
manufactured acids are not harmless,
as those which nature has prepared for
US in various kinds of fruit. Fruit Is a
perfect food when fully ripe, but If it
were in daily use from youth to age
there would be less gnut, gallstones and
stone in the bladder. Stewed apples,
pears, and plums are favorte articles CT
diet. For breakfast or luncheon, in
the dining room or in the nursery,
there are few table dishes more whole
some and delicious than stewed fruit
served up with cream or custard.
There are many persons, however,
who can not eat it Oh account either OF
the acidity of the fruit or the excess of
sugar necessary to make it palatable:
Sugar does not, of course, counteract
acidity; it only disguises it, and its use
in large quantities is calculated to re-
tard digestion. The housewife may.
therefore, be grateful for the reminder
that pinch, q very small pinch, of
carbonate soda, sprinkled over the
fruit previously to cooking, will save
sugar, and will render the dish at once
more palatable and more wholesome.
Medical Classics.
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DR.. II. T. SLOAN.
The Strong Ties Of A AfectiOn Between
Pastor and People.

The Strong Ties OF Affection Between
Pastor and People.
DR.. Sloan may justly be said to be a remark
able man.
And his long service for Long Cane is no
less IL credit 10 him. than TO the people to
whom he has mnistered for so many years.
CRATIC Thompson Sloan was born in New
berry County, S. c., May 25, 1879, near Cannon
Creek church. He Is the second son Of james
and Jane Sloan. Ills youth was spent either
in going to school, or in teaching.
He was always a friend Of Erskine College,
and in 1873, entered the institution from
which he graduated in 1916, and his fidelity to
that college has been often remark ed upon by
Others than members Of his own church. He
has attended every commencement, has been
prompt at all meetings, and when he was q
young man delivered a Commencement SER
mon which gave him great prominence in
The church al the time.
After being graduated from ErsHint, he
studied Theology ut the seminary III l'ue
West.
For two years he served the church in Mis-
sion work, In Tennessee and kentucky, when
he was called to the pastorate OF Long Cane
and Cedar Spring, which position he has
held ever since, and now at the end of forty
years, his people are as loyal 10 him as they
were loving a: the beginning of that time.
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Our Fall and Winter goods must go. Help
yourselves by helping US 20 move them. +.
Rosenberg Il Co.
Mediu m and Mccormick Ne WIS copy 9tine "
DON'T fail to read Mcssrs. =. SOscnbers 4
Co.'S advertisement this week.
Grand clearing out sale now going on at p,
Rosenberg Il Co.'S. Call OH them and secure d
Gargain.
We have now n full line OF school books,
states, school bags and every thing pertain
ing to school supplies. Lee & Bailey, Drug
gists, Greenwood, sc. vt
We still offer some special bargains in Win
ter goods to close. r. NJ. Haddon & co.
Too many overcoats on hand. We arc de-
termined to sell them. Big reduction in price,
Don't miss this opportunity. A large asSort-
ment to select from. i. Rosenberg Il Co.
Just received another lot 46 inch all wool
silk finish Hcnriettas. II. NJ. Haddon IL Co.
Another importation of those popular pill
low shams braided in Turkey red, at r. NJ.
IIaddon Il Co.'S.
Owing to the recent very mild weather W
have too many ovcrcoats on hand, and W
now offer them at greatly reduced prices. i
Rosenberg II Co.
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"T. 81. R." In the anderson Journal asks II IL
is right for rich men to refuse to go on any
body's bond and then quotes scripture pref
ty freely, as an argument that men ought to
90 surety for their poor neighbors. He didn't
quote this verse, however: "Be not one OF
them that strike hands, or Of them thai arc
sureties for debts" Those who involve their
estates for others may have occasion to regret
doing foolish thing" 1t is no small matter
to hazard the comfort of ones own household,
merely to help neighbor who may or may
not be benefited by the lndiscretlon.