The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1892-05-25
DONALDS DAILY DOINGS.
Better Feeling Among Politicians
The CrOps-A Ditcher's Mysterious
Find.
Donalds. S. G.. May @. 1892.

Donalds, S. G.. May %. 1892.
The weather continues cool. When the
snow melts in the North We look for Spring
weather.
The small grain crops are good, better than
for several years. The stands Of cotton are
generally good, and are nearly all worked out.
larger than usual. With favorable seasons
our people will make enough to supply their
home wants.
The society OF Little Workers OF this place
held an ice cream and strawberry festival last
Thursday evening. The proceeds were ap
piled to the Counie Maxwell Orphanage, Of
Greenwood. Something over $40 net was real
lied.
spent few days with friends and relatives In
DOnaldS last week.
Quite number OF the young people OF
Honea Path attended the festival last Thurs
N Mr. ii. ii. Watkins. one Of Andersou's ris-
Ing young lawyers visited friends in Donalds
The Tillman and antl.Tillman feeling is not
so bitter rs 1t was some weeks ago. Farmers
are busy and will not have much time Tor pol
tics until they get their crops made. The OF.
tfce-seekers iu the mean time will try TO keep
them In remembrance OF their great needs OF
reform. The State Is indeed very fortunate
In having so large number OF nfcn who I'M.
derstand exactly the way and means Of sOlY-
Ing. the great financial problem, both Stale
and National.
The Convention in Columbia last week gave
Grover Cleveland Il black eye. If Mr.. Cleve-
land concludes TO withdraw from the race on
account OF the South Carolina Convention de-
nOuncing him, Mr.. Hill and other aspirants
should remember the favor when they are
firmly established in office.
In last weeks issue or the Medium, the edi-
tor commenting Oh the letter of Mr. Stokes, OF
Chester, advocating the employment OF in
mates OF the lunatic asylum working the
public highways, says, "Such II proposition Is
repulsve 10 those who support the present
Democratic administration" intimating that
such a monstrous proposition would be favor
ed by all who oppose Tlllmun. The editor
surely can't believe That the men opposing
Tillnian would be so inhuman as to favor
such a course. ! can't believe our people will
be deceived by any such stuff.
Also, In same issue the editor says, in reier.
ence to Sunday trains: 'The Sunday excur-
sion business is nothing more than q trick on
he part OF the opposition TO put out the Inn
preston that the pI esent Democratic admins
tration Is fighting corporations.' Comment
unnecessary.
| On last Tuesday hand ditching for Messrs.
J. +. and A. j. Agnew, in cutting a ditch
through swamp near here, u uEearthed SAD
die and bride ABOUT one foot under ground
with brass stirrups. In the same ditch rib
bone was found, supposed to be the rib of q
human being. Also, hair that resembles hui
man hair. The hair may be the padding ol
the saddle. The saddle has evidently been
buried for quite number OF years. There is
some myster' about the case. Why the sad
die and bride was buried In tins secluded
| place we can't surnise. There will be a fur.
iher Investigation made in a few days to nee
If there has been foul deed committed years
ago.