The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1890-08-06
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of Pretty Women---What Mr.. Sim.
mons is DOine.-.True Democratic
Medicine-..SOund Political Doc
trine--.AlI Sorts of Odds and Ends.
GREENWOOD, S. G., Aug. 1, 1850.
Since the rains crops are fine.
| Mr.. j. a. Arnold lost another child Sunday,
making three deaths in his family within q
few weeks He has the sympathy of the en-
Mrs. Riley, Miss Florence and Mrs. Robert
McGee have returned from Saluda. n. G..
| There was not q very large crowd In town
Thursday TO hear the speaking. On account
Iquently can make no extended report The
editor was present however, and but for the
love feast that he and our Alliance men seem
ed to be having, he would probably have CIV
ell q full account Of 1t. We dare say he did
more hand shaking than any candidate on
the ground. There was nothing Of special
all Of which were very fine-that of Col.
Johnstone's being. the finest and most lucid
Of all, this Is conceded by even the friends OF
other candidates. Some going SO far as 10 say
that IT was the finest congressional speech
| they had heard since the war. 1t Is hardly
necessary 10 say that they are all in full SYM
pathy with the agricultural interests or the
country and hold about the same views with
reference to the alliance catechiSm."
MIR. T. II. Walker left for New York on Fri
day.
Mr. Wood, Of Hattieyille, is visiting his
friend Mr. +. r. Dunbar.
There Is no necessity for sending your en-.
craving North when you can have 1t done
here. Mr. r. Il. Henneman is an expert, we
have seen samples Of his work.
| Mr.. j. T. Simmons is now making q tour OF
the Great West, and will probably buy the
| "a stock ynhicles Greenwood
and Abbeville houses ever brought to the up
country.
We appreciate the kind words "R. S. c.
sometimes has to say about us, while we ieel
that they are undeserving, they serve TO slim
uate us to greater effort. On account OF not
being In a position TO get all the news, we
sometimes make important omissions, per
sonal and otherwise, because Of our absen ce
from town we have been very irregular OF
late, bui we ask the indulgence of the readers
of the Press and Banner, yet little while. II
will resign our responsible position TO some
| one who can.
| We would caution the "anti's" not to be
overzealous for their friends, who may be-
come candidates on merit alone. You may
| do him harm. Free speech Is blood bought
boon that every American citizen Is entitled
! to, but in South Carolina just now 1t depends
very much on the citizen who utters whether
or not, II will be tolerated. These are bilious
| times, but we think small dose or Tlliman
iniStratlon will bring about reaction.
so let us all like true Democrats, friends and
neighb0rs, assist in administering IL AFTER ne
Mrs. A. McD. Singleton returned from Wis
1t to Greenville last Friday.
We would like 10 know why correspondents
use 1--WE" Instead OF IL" Is It merely custom.
or is 1t more euphonous. and less presum-
| tIous? 81" it seems would appear more
authentic and definite.
There are great many people who seem to
| think that Il minister OF the gospel must be
man whose facial appearance Is very longitu-
dinal, one from whose lips no Jocose sentence
| must ever fall, and above all that he must
scrupuously abstain from the discussion OF
issues, however important that have even the
| semblance, TO secular or political tendency.
In short they would ALLEVIATE him from every
thing except the study, the pulpit, ana the
sickchamber. We, with great many Others.
consider most Of them OF the highest types OF
citizenship and as such entitled TO all lis
emoluments. II they endorse or reject The
views OF political aspirant: II they con-
denim, or approve measures political or other
wise. II they commend or criticlse the ac-
tlon OF a public official we accord them the
choosing. provided II Is dlgnfied, and consis-
tent wi ith their high and exalted calling, us IL
almost invariably Is.
The Anderson train was five hours late on
Saturday evening. 1t Is said that the Able
Vile train was "Iost" four miles from Hodges.
Considering the distance, and the experience
OF the engineer and conductor of the lost
train this seems like an unnecessarily long
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. w. Sproles went to Walnut
Grove Sunday to partake of birth day din
der In honor of their brother W. Courtney
McCiee.
Gen. j. Y. Pope passed throught town Satur.
day enroute home from Hampton.
Mr.. Walter Cameron, master nachinist at
The depot for G e. IL N. is about completed
Track laying is about to the river and several
car loads of the iron bridge is here.
The man with the, flying trapese has been
fN.c avail I,lx-c
The yeomanry, OF Donalds community was
represented at our "blow OUT by Messrs;
Dunn. Donald, Smith. Sharp, Agnew and
others.
We congratulate our time honored friend
Mr.. E. NJ Sharp on his marriage 10 Mrs. Liz.
zle Cowan, Of Donnlds, which happy event
was celebrated last Wednesday morning.
Work on the colorcd college, OF which men
tion has already been made, Is fairly under
Mrs. F. F. Dunbar and MlN Dunbar, Of Au-
gusta, are at Glenn's Springs.
We repeat that in making up our ticket we
will be guided solely by the fitness OF the cam
didate. If we should lose vote by casting
1t for an "anti' we say "et 'er go" We would
tious refusal to endorse Tillman, than see him
elected by endorsing him simply for the sake
OF Office. -
Moore as expressed in last Issue of the Press
and Banner, as VIC presume every other un-
biased voter does. No doubt Mr.. Moore feels
elated over the prospect OF his mara Worh
for Tlllman" being crowned with victory
This OF course, he considers the important Is
sue of the cam paing, but we do not suppose
that his object now Is 10 make-what he
could we'll afford TO do-any concessions TO
those OF less Importance, for the purpose. OF
fortifying himself against possible reaction
two years hence.
we regret very much 10 hear OF the death of
Mr. Willie LomaX at his fathers home last
Sunday morning.
Mr. NJ. B. MCGEE and daughter Miss Sudie,
spent Thursday In town as did also his son
w. J. MCGEE and family.
Col. Johnstone spent few days In town last
week.
MIR J. Il. Simmons has returned from the
West having purchased several car loads OF
yeh icles, some Of which have arrived III the
Columbus Buggy Co.'S. own handsomely
painted cars. We presume the idea Is to keep
q train of these cars plying between this
point and Columbus during the busy season.
The transportation lines only furnishing tho
Capt, j. Porter smith and wife, of Mlcanopa,
Fla, are visiting the formers brothcr-in-law,
Col. j. p. Mick Ter, as is also his grand Saugh'
ter Miss Carrie Strother, OF West Union.
Mr.. u. r. Cook Is off TO Batesbury on
weeks vacation. >.
GREENWOOD PERSONALS.