The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1891-08-26

Glenn S Friday.
Miss Annie Giles has been elected music
teacher in the graded school.
Mrs Harper is seriously i'll at her daugh-
ter's Mrs. j. &. Nickles.
Our colored population was well represent
ed at the camp meeting Sunday.
During n thunder storm one evening last
week every telegraph pole from the Ware
place 20 Mr.. G. NJ. Calhouns was struck.
New tenement houses are being built at the
cotton mill.
Dr. Millwee of the oil mill says he must
have twenty tons Of seed per day during the
coming season.
habitants, S2.OOO,OOO trade and 10000 bales as
cotton receipts is being flaunted before the
public Grecnwood's present attainments
and future posi- abilities are almost phenome.
nal, but eXaggeration, even for advertising
President G. a. Marshall has secured from
the g., c. & y. Road water privileges for the
Alliance warehouse, which Will reduce ihsur-
ance per cent.
I notice from o circular Issued by the Gran
lite City Land Company that we are soon TO
have the electric light, water works anu
street railway.
Miss Eva Smart has been elected organlst
There is no doubt that the Baptist orphan
age has been located here, but any statement
ms TO when work will be commenced Is mere
The ovation given Conductor Foster By
some Of our citizens who heard the evidence
seems TO eXoncratc him of blame In the
shooting of young Rook Mt McCormick.
1t seems to me that profitable investment
for the property holders on the square wouIa
be to dig a clstcrn of sufficient capacity ana
erect over it an elevated tank to be hlled by
q wind mill and a force pump. This, with a
few hundred feet of hose, would afford good
protection against fire at a very small cost.
The congregation Of the presbyterian
church are going, to support a missionary IN III
amount for his or her maintainance was
raised last Sunday.
Mr.. John Simmons, now with Mr. waiter
Cameron, Jr., and his brother walter. VIII
open business ut Cross Hill on the first of Sep
Rev. Mr. Stackhouse will commence series
of meetings in the Methodist church on the
Mr. II. 4. Calhoun, after a short visit To his
parents, lett last Monday for his home In
La. Mrs. Calhoun and the little
ones will remain here until the weather gets
cooler. Adger Is q hOme-raised young man ,
and his friends here are delighted to know he
is succeeding so admirably in the home OF his
adoption.
Mr. Hugh Wilson ought by oil means to
colts instead of sheep at our coming stock
am informed that MIN Plnson will bring
his mule colt to the stock show II some one
will furnish an Iron cage In which 10 conhne
ii.
The friends Of DIR. F. NJ. Oldham, of Texas,
will regret to learn that his leg had 10 be am
putatcd. His parents, Mr.. and Mrs. j. II. Old
ham, who went to him few weeks ago have
not yet returned.
A Due West gentleman informs me that
that place is now turning itSattention toward
Greenwood for profitable railroad connec-
tlOpS.
My paragraphs are in the main nonsense.
| look to "Alac' to furnish the news.
DR.. Henneman, Of IIampden College, is WIS.,
itins his brother, Mr.. Il. b: Hcnneman:
rfI h-.I>.N md oh NJ
ty-SiX, have been on visit to her brother,
Mr.. j. ID. Iteacham.
The Kaleidoscope arrangement of the ca
lhcdral glass in the transonis of the City
Bank makes them very attractive.
Major Burke has large force OF hands en-
gagged in grading off the streets and lots to be
auctioned off here on the 18th OF September.
A firm in Greensboro, n. e., has written
here to know whether or not Rev. W. =. Fife
paid his board while here last Spring. Hav.
ing been asked the same question wherever
have gone, | take occasion to say for the ben
eft OF those who are curious to know, that he
not only refused TO pay his own board, but
that of his entire company. including his
wife and book agent, amounting to $40, claim.
ing that a committee had agreed TO pay IT,
This refusal was made, however, with about
81 800 cash on hand as result OF eight days
from subscriptions and 500
from the sale of books. These are the facts.
The circumstances arc about us follows:
\ committee wrote to him to know on what
terms he would come here and conduct Sc.
rics of meetings, he replied that if Il hall
could be procured with a seating capacity OF
not less than one thousand he would come,
the committee guaranteeing nothing except
the actual expense. Such an one was secured
at considerable cost,-about Sl75-and the
preacher came, bringing his wife and his book
agent. For eight days and nights he preach
ed earnestly, faithfully and successfully, as
everybody thought with pure unseliish mo-
tives, for he repeatedly diSclaimnd working
in the interest OF any particular branch OF
the church, or pecuniary consideration, going
SO far as TO state on one occasion, when the
collection was small, that in addition to
to US for nothing he could pay our
debts, too. but alas for the revelation of SUBJ
scquent events. And am persuaded that 1t
was in the light OF these that the Rev. Mr..
Stack house, OF the NJ. L. church, who took
such prominent part in the meetings-after-
wards wrote his scathing aud dcnunciatory
article in the Christian Advocate.
At the close of the meetings q committee, OF
which Prof &. &. Hodges was chairman, was
appointed To canvass for subscriptions. In II
very short time SISS was raised. Many, 10
doubt, contributed literally think Ing they
were not To he called on again.
The committee were divided on the qu?S.
tion o! applying part OF this fund 10 The
hall expense, but unanimously agreed to give
IL all TO Mr. Fifc-lcSS SiO-ihe amount of his
board. Nor had they any thought that he
would object, consequently they were very
much surprised when their tender in accord
aucc with the above was met by this stern
declaration from the preacher, mo gentle
man, I'll have it all or none.'
after some dclibcration, and for the sake of
harmony, the committee turned him over
check for the whole amount, and he went his
way rejoicing, while our already heavily taX-
ed churches and citizens were again called on
TO raise large amount, making grand total
of upwards Of 81 ,50O as the cost of the meet
ing. This was more than n dollar for every
man, woman and child in GrccnwoOd-morc
than all our churches give Tor missions In
three years, and as much rs any OF our local
preachers receive for eighteen months work.
All, with few exceptions, agree that Mr.. Fife
was wrong. These few, that he was only NOR
ally so, and cndcavor to excuse him by say
ing that he was technically right. This seems
To be an awkward position for q minister, but
If ii he true. by the same hypothesis the com
mttee should have paid their railroad fare
both ways. as being technically part OF
their expense. leave IL for impartial judges
to say if, under the circumstances, Mr.. Fife
could not well afford to have been both tech
nicaly and morally right.
In conclusion, desire to say that no selfish
or mercenary motive, nor sectarian prejudice,
has prompted this paragraph. If Mr.. Fife
had been OF my own denomination | would
have been less considcrate, not waiting until
the enquiry came from afar before publishing
his imposition on the people. by the exercise
of an avariciOus disposition when the clrcum-
stances called SO loudly for one OF magnanin-
ity. $.