The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1891-04-22
MUCH IN A LITTLE.
Auditor Bradley to be Considered q
Public Benefactor-.-The Cheat In
Maps and Charts Commented On...
All Sorts Of Odds and Ends.
LONG CANE, 8. c., April


LONG CANE, g. c., April 2l, 1891.
Mrs. ]. R. Haddon is i'll:
Mrs. Joseph E. Mundy Is unwell.
Several cases Of La Grippe are reported.
Farmers fear that drought has com.
Cotton that was planted earley is now com.
Rev. Mr.. Arlal spent several days with Mr..
Mr.. A. +. McIiwain has closed his school
Mr. j. D. Miller moved his saw mill near
DR.. J. ". Kelar's yesterday.
Mr.. @. w. Cromer hauled several loads of
Miss Lena Kellar is visiting the family Of
Mr.. @. A. Douglass atAbbeville.
1t Is surprising to know how much cotton
is being held back by farmers.
Farmers have delightful weather for plant.
Ing but are Wiehing for shower.
Spring is here in aIl OF its beauty, and every.
body seems to be happy. ~,
reward for the return OF his lost revolyer
Cow peas have gone up to So per bushel and
are hard 10 get at that price.
Some talk Of putting steel rails all the way
on the Abbeville branch.
Johnnie McIlwain who has been attending
school near Greenwood came home last Sat-
nrday.
Spring advances 10 the north at the rate OF
t!Zenty miles day.
burning engine on the Abbevilfe branch.
How could one enjoy spring II he never ex-
perienced the cutting blasts Of winter.
cred part of the trestle across Long Cane.
Miss Pearl Wilson, Of Florida, is visiting
the family Of DR.. ]. w. Kellar and other rel.
Several families living near wardlaw's
Crossing have the measles.
MI. c. A. Bolts attended the Sunday School
Convention at Laurens not long since.
Long Cane Is very we'll represented in the
oras or nd ~ nj nt
The fishing season has commenced and
there Is no better place to spend an idle day
than Rapley's Shoals.
Mr.. John borough visited his daughter
Is named for him.
Tall canes once covered the site of Able.
vile. The first house was built there subse-
The Go n9s SeToes are dyn out fast
Not one will be left In few more years 10
tell the sad story of the "Lost Cause.'f
The residue Of Mr.. Mathew Owens estate
in this lis country @ IT. to Inherit Ri bis W savings. I'M '
Mr.. J. L. Hill is one Of the most prosperous
farmers In this community, and is growing
rich every day. Close attention is essential
to success on the farm.
Publishing subscription list is certainly
something "new under the SUM-" Other news
papers will follow suit with profit.
The Sunday school at Rock Spring has been
organized with Mr.. R. Il. Cochran as super
|intendant and Mr.. A. T. McIlwain and Mr.
W. w. l.. Kellar as teachers in the Bible
classes.
An Italian interviewed in New York re
Gently says In case OF war between this coun
try and Italy, the lovely land beyond The
Alps hasn't enough money to buy coal with
which TO send her gun boats to this country
Mr.. NJ. Brown Syfan and Mrs. Mamie Ag
new will be married tomorrow at the resi-
dence OF the brides 81 iandfather, Mr.. A. J
McKerr.
The report comes from Columbia tha
Hampton's followers will 60 10 the republi
cans. Such reports as these are born in tn.
brain OF republican sore-heads who would
rejoice to see split In the democratic ranks
Hampton's friends evidently realize tha
such O step would be treason TO which, afte
second sober thought, they would be ashamed
Since the publication of the poll list many
tax dodger is conspicuous by his absence
Hardly man will be able to escape the Wig
ilent eye of the present Auditor. II Mr.
names to the poll list he will be justly con
sidered public benefactOr and be should bt
unanimously chosen for the next Auditor.
The school trustees OF Smithville did mo-
public schools. For trustees TO contrac
debts to be paid during the administration o
their successors is Unjust. II the trustees
were 30 anxious to supply TO schools With
such helps as maps. etc. Why did they no
terms and meets these debts promptly, and
not palm II of on another set Of trustees who
are Justly indignant and unwilling to throw
away the public funds to enrich some travel
| ing agents who get more than fifty per cent
| from their sales. The present trustees should
refuse to pay the enormous prices charged
and should notify the agents TO come rounc
and charts are not condemned by the writer
but II Is the extravagant prices paid and thu
way the dues we're made payable that is thu
Objectionable feature. SEMINOLE.