The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1892-08-10
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PERSONAL NoTEs-poL1T1cAL COMMENTS

Figuring on county flnaHceS-UFVS
porous Farmer Doesn't Care who
is SGOvernOr-Tenants and Politics
Different Way of Spelling the
Same Thin--Open Letter-LiGht-
ming Strikes an lnOflensIve
Preacher.
Greenwood, s. c., Aug. ., 1892.
The continued hot weather is telling Sc
rlously on the growing crops.
Rev. j. +. Nass has moved into his hand-
some residence on Church street.
]. *. burst & Co. are adding a ~ ioot extern
Rev. Mr. PIowdcn preached in the Presby-
terian church sunday.
Work on the Baptlst parsonage will be COM
menced this week.
Having occasion to he absent from town
one day, Neerly Bailey appointed MeSSrs
Coleman and Plowden 10 attend to MS huSi.
ness; when he returned he says they hadn
done q single thing.
We cant get our Sunday mails now until
> JPN. The postmaster does not open tnem
The next two years above all Others W III re-
Quiie close figuring and good hnaucering III
our county finances to get through and pay
I'D the present deficit, with anything like
reasonable levy. There is one man in the
ocunty who. as commissioner, has done II
more than once in the past; his record Is
known TO all and is as clear as Il MONDAY +
sun. The times demand and the people
should ask his services, he enjoys the cohil-
Iy above any other man in the county; his
name as chairman of the board Is equivalent
to u low assessment. economic ana Juulclous
expenditures. fine roads ana gooa bridges.
That man is Capt. g. NJ. Mattison, every mar
in the county Knows his face, his name MS
record and where he lives.
Edgar Blake shot at Il cat the other day sit
ting on u wheclbarrOw (the caD and tore it
into SmthereenS the wheebarrow) but miss
ed Thomas.
"Give him b.. Ben will stand by YOU,
shouted a Tllman enthusiast with his lrit
hand aloft and his right in his hip pocket. -
Dr. and Mrs Millwee have returned from
au extended trip through Alabama and Ten-
EeSSee. .
The edict of the Sage of Tranquil MIR. r. h.
NintoIl-who does not object 10 being correct
iy reported-haS gone forth that .ioumans
shall not speak after Gov Tillman at Abhe-
Vile The executive committee will act &c
cordingly or see that Mr. Sign has good sup
ply OF undertaker's goods on hand.
Mrs. J. w. Sproles and children are up on
Mrs. Wooten, of Athens, Ga, is at Mrs. w.
D. Nance. ,.,
Born to Mrs. Walter Cameron, on the 9th
inst., a daughter.
The game OF ball between Newbcrry, and
Greenwood last Monday evening could hard
ly be called interesting.
Mr.. ]. V. Norman in one OF the very best
farmers in the county. Ten years ago he be-
gan on rented land, now he owns Il nice farm
of his own, makes fifteen bales OF cotton ana
other things IN proportion, to the plow, don !
owe dollar and pays cash for all he buys.
suppose he Is Il Tilmanite but says 1t makes
no difference to him who is governor.
If DR.. Blake will consent 10 run Tor the leg
isature there seems 10 be no doubt about his
being elected.
boycot Tor the Press and Banner Is brewing.
III tt proves Us profitable to the paper as the
East one Editor Wilson can retire in comfort.
His IiSt doubled in TWO years.
plahl ~ I'm N A q l.
spanteS are saying To the tenants OF anti
Tillman landlords who are disposed to vote
for Sheppard. don't do II, IL You do IL is evil
dence that yuu are under the control OF q
master" Don't be deudei by any such cam
paign boSh. think for Yourself, exert your
manhood. and vote aS your conscience dIc-
Iaies irrespective of the bias OF your land
hord whether IL b" for Tlllman "r for SheI'-
sphara. II Such pressure TX true IN any case IL
Certainly is IN that of the tenants OF TILL
mantle landlords for no free white people
aSer served Il more iyianiiical maSier.or we're
controlled bs II more perfect ring than these
landlords themselves.
Rev. T.. ]. Forrister'S congregation has vot-
al him n vacation during the month of Au-
Gust which he will Spehd In Brooklyn by IN
citation from the FIRST baptist church.
Mr. w. T.. burst left for HIgspoint. y. e.,
Saturday in response u Telegram ifoul ms
wife who is there sick.
In the course of an able sermon | recently
heard on the ideal man. the minister. whose
matrimonial career is Sti!! rerontu oE
months, gave it as his opinion snat u lhe
Gavil had tempted Adam he Woud not have
'Sj,,ned and mankind would still he In the en-
koys.ent OF Paradise, but in his Satanic Snb'
e. ETY. ae got Eve to do il: and when she old
dam s.it as u matter Oi gallantiy he Oh"Scd.
|6 ke poins, make is this, that those ol us VINO
nj our coDnubial eXpcrieuce hy years In
KY! of po;,ths have very different nan.
fof, which is Sgselled th"S: il-c,ii-p-t,r k-e,u
There are 4 great L!auy boys " no will MAKE
GREAT risk anI DO a sight OF hard work lol
what they are pleased lH call lun. Wha'
s,,rthly pleasure there j. IN iald!ng anu de
I,ainp a neighhor, orchard or m@l"n ralch, !
s-.t see. Some trtiant lads have gGne so fal
.as ~ tear down Mr.. e. s. Walters grape
4yines. ,......,...,, ...,or.
ssojk. W s, FAINT, :. j. Cnughrin, II. ~. Evilii'
JF. Dunbar and Dr. w. T.. liechef were
omo,n the NcH!Jerrians who witnessed ttt
game OF ball last s!ondny.
Nrs Ellie IIauglOrn and her wee waru O
Iynchburg. Va. al, u. her sisters, Mrs +.
SNIr. j. T. duncan. q caucus candidate for th'
EEpislature from ScwbeIry, was In Town inS
,rsxi. lie was loud in his praise ioI ltlHnai
anS ,tanunciatiou OF Hampton unit reDuhct
s,y a good woman. They all love Hampton
dew ad..:re Tilman.
Mr r. :. spark man Is out again after sev
xc7I weeks confinement to his room Will
ghe following ara the head lines to the New
York Worlds account ofone OF our campaign
%pistols flash in air A superheated canvass
.rtSe old Palmetto State-Bloodshed SeVern
simsS barely avered - Tillnanites ant
sstrairas.outs fight savaeely for the control
tie fJeR-ocratc primaries 10 be iseld mex
onth-F..ary body has his six shooter hand.
,Uhenever k.l attends any OF the JON: dc
A group OF i.i<&urcS recently executed 20
-s,s Carrie McGer's interesting little trio b,
peiett & Cole, the Augusta artists, convince
20 rt>at work can be &C cheaply and NIGEL.
lone AT home as abroad; .,,,.,,, ,,,,
0lr Methodist friends or isackievel nav
erioyad a gracious revival at Trinity durlh
the last few days under the preaching
Revs Boyd and Ingram.
"Not a bit s:r fercely retorted Noferho
,Tilimar. New York World.
according 10 the rules OF the troy coilllhI ~
,es there can be no Third party after pritnar.
.1ni,;s voters stultify them Ives, ana
s;noy there are very, very few %ho VIII ~
Chnt, 80 away with such nonsense.
mir. r. g Hinton, whom we have reGentl u,
.onoted, sayG he will not support any elec'o
moi pledged 10 Cleveland by the Septemoe
Convention. .,,, . ,i,;,
Mrs. W. H. S2ys and childred are visitin
Ttere was nuitea crowd In town Sat ca J
ana Informed that Il ve,y enthusiastic II
,,ar ouu Gary club was orgatiiHed.
Mrs = g. Greene is spending le" ua9
lin his sister Mrs. Engels at Enoree.
nnon letters addressed to different person
.,T tfarent individuals throughout our S'al
Ind conntry are very popular and quite IN
S.nie in our present campaign. None nav