The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1890-11-12
LOWNDESVILLE'S LETTER.
TROUPE TELLS OF MEN AND THINGS IN
THE CITY.
Personals...The Removal of Erskine
ColIege...The Way 10 Suppress the
Liquor Traffc...The Election...The
Way to Send Them Home.

! LowNDEsvILLE, 8. c., Nov. 10, 1890.
| Mr.. E. H. Mathews went to Anderson Court
The election on Tuesday was a very quiet
one,-hut little over haa OF our voting
strength taking part.
Mr.. E. n. Mathews vacated the Sturkey
his own place. He and family are now domi.
ciled for the present at the Moseley house:
MIR. E., w. Harper moved Wednesday Into
the Sturkey house.
are now with Mr.. E. W. Harper, where they
will make their future home.
But very few OF our people attended the gala
days at Abbeville. The planters could not
Mr.. C. L. Clinkscales and Miss Allie Pruitt,
OF Due West, were married at the home OF the
brides father Wednesday, and came TO the
home OF the groom on Saturday.
Rev. T. A. Harris, Of Athens, Ca, arrived
here Saturday for a visit Of two or three days.
The Ridge church was formally dedicated
yesteI day, the Rev. ]. f. Beard performing the
Yesterday was an "off" day with all OF our
churches, there being no forenoon services ex.
ceptIng Sunday sch0c!.. IN any Of them:
this section, quietly breathed his last on Sat
urday. He was man highly respected oy al
who knew him. His remains will u deposit
ed in Long Cane cemetery to-day. Re was
about IS years Of age. He was an honorable,
high.toned Christian gentleman.
There is now being built new store near
the depot, which will be occupied, when COM
pleted, by two Of our most enterprising bust.
ness young men. A new firm, OF which more
later.
The removal OF Erskine College is attract.
ing a great deal Of attention just now: we
would be very sorry for our county, ana more
particularly Due West, to lose that time-hon.
ored and hitherto very useful institution Of
learning. Where located IL has some advan-
tages to our way of thinking, which IT might
not have at other places. There is not more
Il Nhrts ftnyl ami INN W
to be found anywhere, and these considera-
tions alone should have great weight IN deter
mining SO great matter.
1t Is thought by some wise heads that the
whiskey is, to educate the people, and show
them Clearly its evils, and we cannot see
better way to accomplish this good. purpose.
than for the press, religious and secular, to be-
gin and carry on crusade against IL, until IL
censed bar rooms shall become thing OF the
past Your paper Is the most pronounced In
It's opinion, on this subject, Of any known to
the writer. A'great many Of our best people
are now absenting themselves from public
gatherings in places where whiskey 1s sold,
Simply to avoid having their finer feelings
shocked by the drunkenness seen and the pro-
family heard.
The election for 1890 Is over, and in many re-
spects 1t was O remarkable one. Numbers OF
our best people were denied the franchise.
partly owing to ignorance OF some OF the
managers as to the true intent and meaning
Of the law, and partly owing to carelessness
upon the part OF voters in providing them
selves with proper registration certificates.
| / have now in my possession quarter OF
dollar OF 1885, with the initials ~. II. W.
plainly stamped upon 1t, which was done by
some previous owner OF it, during its exist
ence OF thirty-two years. Who can explain
n? "The owner will come forward, prove
property, pay charges, and take 1t away
1t is said some young ladies have rather
novel, but effectual way of Kidding them
selves OF too long callers, by saying, "ten min
utes for hats" and the young men are always
ION time" in aking their leave. TROUPE.