The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1892-07-27
THE SEVEN HILLS.
Bible Society - Visitors -.
Dinner-Mr. Benet's Attack OH the
Press and Banner-Anxieiy TO See
the Pnner.
Lowndesyllle, s. c., July l3, 1892.

| Lowndesvile, S. c., July l3, 1892.
i Mr.. w. C. Edwards, of Toccoa, Ga, regis
tered at the Horton house Saturday.
Mr.. J. r. Bowen and Miss Corre Hall were
united in marriage at the residence of Rev.
r. p. Franks, by said minister at IL o'clock
SUNDAY.
Miss Mary c. DuPrc. of Fort Hill, reached
here Sunday and since been visiting relatives
in around this place.
| According 10 appointment the Rev. ii. c..
Fennell preached a sermon IN Smyrna church
| at IL o'clock before this branch OF the Able
vile District Bible Society selecting as his
subject 5sth verse OF 18th chapter of Mat
| thew, "He did not many mighty works there
because Of their unbclief," and 9TH verse, 9th
chapter of Mark. "He marvelled because OF
their unbelief" He, preached fine sermon
be fore IL large and attentive congregation.
Immediately afterward the society held a
meeting Vice-Prcsdcnt J. b. LeRoy in the
chair, and elected Mr.. J . q. Chambers a dele
gate 10 the Abbeville meeting next Wedncs.
day.
Miss Minnie Gardner, OF Edgefield, being
on IL visit 10 the family of Mr.. L. Il. Clink-
scales, worshipped with the Methodists on
Sunday.
Miss Mollie Johnson, OF Anderson, has been
visiting the family OF her grandfather Mr..
Frank Clinkscales and other kinSfok In this
section for the last few weeks.
Our town was we'll represented at Abbc-
vile on Monday, and the day was Il pleasur-
able one TO those who went, SO far ns heard
took Of the Tree dinner, and they have not as
yet experienced any Ill effects from 1t, but
have been ever since, as the little boy said,
1.-The welest kind"
Miss Carrie Mathews and Miss Marion
Johnston went To Anderson Tuesday to visit
friends.
Mrs. G. X. McCalla, of the Fork. has been
at Mrs Jane Bakers quite sick for two weeks,
Is convaleScing and returned home a day or
two ago.
DIR. B. A. Henry went to Elberton Saturday
TO visit his old home for short while.
DO not know when so much eagerneSS, up
on the Dnft OF our people. for the arrival OF
the Press and Banner, as was seen on last
Wednesday. Those who attended the meet
of that meeting, and those who did not have
that pleasure were equally rs anxious. Mai.
+. B. Murray'S speech was announced by
those who heard II, q very fine one. 1t ap-
pears from careful perusal to have been the
best Of the campaign so far. and 1t certainly
is convincing to every one except the willful
ly or ignorantly blind.
Mrs. ]. G. Thomas, who went to Atlanta
sometime ago for the benefit of her health,
returned a few days ago greatly improved.
Mr.J. c. Thomas was called to his old home
in Anderson Saturday:
So there is report that some Of the pros
tried TO keep their followers from attending
the meeting at Abbevile Monday. That
looks like the charge OF nose rings Is not en-
tirely without Foundation. But then there
and carpet baggars. as far as possible, kept
their henchmen from attending the Demo-
cratic meetings fearing that the sound, sensi-
ole tTuLDS WHICH GUPy WOulu near WOulQ
show them how they were being bamboo
zled and they would depart from the error
Of their ways.
If the above charge is true, and from what
we hear, II looks like IL was, were they afraid
that by attending the meeting, the light Of
reason d.common sense would pierce their
ben lighted souls, the darkness would be dis
PEELED and they would emerge In to cOnserva-
tive liberty and independence.
We can boast OF as intelligent citizenship
as any township n the county, and from the
number OF newspapers taken at this office. 1t
ought to be presumable, at least. that every
man. woman and even children In the town
ship was well posted as 10 the issues involved
In the present campaign, yet know of sew
eral very strong supporters Of Gov. .Tillman.
who do not take any newspaper, nor do they
ever read a line in one, but are lead TO their
conclusions by the say SO of others. Some
more Of your nose rings.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. G.. Lomax, OF I.atimer were !
our guests on Wednesday.
Mr. Beatty Sherard went to Cooks station
Wednesday to attend the reunion of COM
which came off on that day. Quite 4 crowd |
was present, and the day was very enjoy
able one to all present.
Miss Carrie, Miss Belle and Miss Ethel Hell
mer, of Atlanta. Ga, reached here Wednes-
day for sometime visit to the family off
their uncle Mr.. J. o. Chambers.
Mr.. John Mathews, of Atlanta. is now with
the family OF hisbrother Mr.. K. Fl. Mathews. |
where he will remain for sometime.
Mrs. j. Il. Latimer has been for the last two
weeks at MorriSown, Tenn, visiting her
kinsiolk at that place.
Mr.. Foster Speer went to Columbia Monday
to stand competitive examination before
the State Board for scholarship in the Pea
body Normal Institute, Nashville, Tenn.
After the speaking was over at Abbeville |
Monday, one or two seemingly good Chris |
tian men were heard to say, that they would
rather have curslng Governor than fight
ing one
Well, now, the best Of Christians are
sometimes called upon to fight, but whoever
heard Of a cursing Christian. The two do
not and cannot go together. We are told
somewhere that when smitten upon the
right cheek TO turn the left. That might do
for n crank, or an irnbecile.
Mr.. l.. q. c. Lamar, Of Washington, D. c.,
spent Wednesday night in town, the guest OF
his uncle, Mr.. T. Baker.
Mrs. Dr. j. @. McDavid and her three chill
dren OF Due West reached here Wednesday
on a visit to the family OF the Son-in-law Of
the former Mr.. + r. Horton.
Some Of US were much surprised to learn of
the attack upon the Press and Banner last
Monday by Mr.. w. c. Benet. as many think |
that gratitude to it, If nothing else, should
have Kept him SILENT as we think that paper
has done as much or more for his popularity
at large as any other thing, as 1t never has
let an opportunity slip to speak in terms of
praise OF him, and has carefully copied every
article found In Its exchanges, commendatory
OF him.
In this weeks Press and Banner under the
head Of National Currency" the author, /
do not know who he is, says that there are
Whether that assertion is true or false, l can
not say, as this writer has never heard hut
Ohio man who said that he lived in The Ma
tion. But / do say. that If true. they no
without the assistance Of Rusticus or any
Others. Troupe