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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1892-07-27
WEDDING RECEPTION.
Rev. II. Is. Jackson and Wife Enter.
tained by their Friends.

Santa Ana, CAL, Evening Blade, June %, 1892.
Yesterday was the tenth anniversary of the
marriage of Rev. u. B. Jackson and wife, and
last evening at least two hundred OF their
friends met at congregational Hall and sent
for Mr.. and Mrs. Jackson To come and meet
them there. At the door they were met by
fourteen little girls. dressed In white, and pro-
ceeded to the altar to the inspiring music OF
Mendelshon's wedding march, played by Mrs.
Bngley, where they stood under Il suberb we'd
ding bell of white roses, while Rev. j. s. Pit
man addressed them, explaining TO them the
use OF the various pieces of tinware, and plac-
ing them under obligation TO walk upri9htly
hereafter, laboring always for each others
happiness anu the goou ol mankind general
3ev w. B. Burrows, OF the Episcopal
Church. then preached them short sermon
on Il text from the book OF Ecclesiastcus :
"IIe gathered gold rs tin" He commended
Mr. Jack son for his life in the past, and liken-
him Ia the hero who gives his life for others.
He said Mr.. Jackson had given his life for the
uplifting of the world, and was constantly
giving them new ideas. AS token of the cs-
lcem of his riends Il lin can of gold. which
was gathered in TIM was presented by him.
Geo. Il. Forester followed with solo on
the indispcnsabili1y of the chink.
Mr.. Jackson then thanked his friends for
this honor done him and his wife in giving
them this reception.
Mrs, j q. Scarborough sang Il beautiful solo
which everyone enjoyed,
Congratulations 10 the bride and groom
were then in order, and the reception was
turned into an informal gathering. Refresh.
ments were served and all enjoy cd them.
selves.
The reception was closed wi n vocal duet
by Misses Kernodle and Peadoby, go vert
thou in the cauld blast"
Since taking charge of the congregational
Church OF this place, one year ago. Mr. Jack
son has doubled the membership and firmly
ingratiated himself in the love OF his congrc
CATION and the people OF this community
and bids fair to do q still greater work Iii tho
luture than he has done In the past.
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Dots from Jones.

Jones, S. c.. July l6. 1892.
Mr.. John r. Davis favored us with the first
watermelon of the season.
We enjoyed a very pleasant time few days
ago 10 fish dinner on Wares Shoals In COM
pany with dozen other men and boys. Joe
and George know how TO cook fish OH the riv-
er. ,
Lizzie Mattison, colored, was accidentally
shot by her husband a few days ago. Her
husband. jeff Mattison, wns handling pis-
to which he thought was empty. but which
proved to be loaded, when 1t accidentally fir
ed, intiicting painful wound on his wife's
thigh.
Walter Rasor, son OF Mr.. John Kasor. and
Abner Golden, son OF Mr.. William Golden
are sick OF fever.
Capt. Agnew, we are glad to see, is still i'm
proving.
rens county, visited DR.. Jones's family last
Thursday.
MIR. w. p. Cooper and wife of Mississippi,
are again in our section, as jovlal as ever.
Dr. Willie Jones and Mr.. James Daven port
are the happy men of our community. Both
girls. No help for Sheppard or Tillman.
We are informed that Miss Iula Brock. OF
Due West, will teach a class In music at MIR.
j. :. McGee's this summer. We will be glad
to have Miss Brock in our midst
Miss Eta McGee and Miss Emma Rasor are
the graduates from this section, the former OF
Grcenyille and the latter Of Due West college.
Pompey.
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PHINK OF THIS.
DO You Expect to Live Until Next
Fall

If il he your hope or eXpectation of living
on this earth until next Winter there are two
things which should be attended TO at once.
First-The surface water that has found lis
way into your we'll should be drawn OIL i'm
m+diatcly.
you have II reasonable expectation of living
until next Winter, and in that event you Will
need turnips. Prepare the ground now, ana
sow the seed ut the right time.
But il you do not draw the water out or
your well 1T is not at all certain that you will
need the turnipS, and we have no advise to
give rs 10 planting them.
Typhoid fever Is Il filth disease and never
goes anywhere uninvitcd, and those persons
who drink water from wells that have be-
come cesspools will have the lever, no matter
whether they live on the mountain peaks or
in the swampS of the valley.
Everybody talks Of malaria in the air, but
the fact iS, that nine times out OF ten. we
drink the poison in our water, or else we
breathe the seeds of disease that are sent up
by the SlOus that are thrown out OF the kitch-
en- window.
Don't Violate the laws OF health and get
sick as n natural consequence, and then, with
phariSaical hypocrisy, talk about The mSSte-
riouS dispenS;ttionS OF divine providence.
Let no ignorant preacher talk Of the mystic
riOuS diSpensation OF providence when the
young man or the young woman has been
stricken down by fever which, perhaps by
the aid Of doctors arts, has taken the victim
to his grave.
Providence has no more do with n mans
with IL man getting in range of loaded gun,
or in receiving the ball from loaded pistol.
Pestilence may occasionally stalk abroad In
the MONDAY, but disease and death ever
turks in the we'll that has received surface
water or which drains the filth spots and sink
holes in the neighborhood.
This is IN age of reason and common sense
The superstition Of the dark ages that led
us to lay the blame OF premature death To the
action OF the Almighty has given place to in
teIligence and we live in the light of day.
We know with unerring certainty that VIC.
lations OF the laws of health will bring pain
and suffering and premature death.
The laws of Nature are ineXorable and she
will punish with an unreenting hand.
While the Almighty in his infinite good
ness and in his surprising mercy, has prom
sed forgiveness to such Of us as repentof our
spifitual sins. yet Nature has made no such
promise 10 those who sin against her laws,
and in no case has she excused single viola
ton of the laws OF health.
For slight indiS 'retion she does not always
punish with immediate pain or death. But
/ he debt is charged, and must sooner or later
be paid by suffering or by forfeiture OF life
itself.
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THE PROHIBITION QUESTION.
Report of Speech by Hon. l.. d.
ChiIds in Lancaster.
Lancaster Ledge,

Capt. L. D. Childs. Chairman Of the State
Prohibition Executive Committee, paid Ian.
caster q flying visit Thursday, coming on the
l2:49 express. He came 10 meet the County
news. The fires OF Prohibition are kindling
In every county. and In nearly all there is q
fine prospect of ultimate success.
He gave some interesting facts. One was
that the Revenue Department has consoli.
dated Maine with New Hampshire, owing to
the small revenue from liquors IN the former
State. 1t will be remembered by all our read.
ers that Maine has had prohibition for many
prove that prohibition does prohibit, the liquor
m"n TO the contrary Notwithstanding.
Mr.. Childs also stated that some time ago he
paid visit TO Kansas to tind out for himself
said the Prohibition law was enforced there
rs well as any other law on the statute books.
IL did prohibit. This Is the testimony OF an
eyewitness. Where Is the man that Will dare
question, the word of l.. d. Childs?
II Prohibition is effective In Maine and
Kansas, why may 1t not be effective In South
Carolina? Are we less law.abiding than
they?
Committee by Mr.. Childs. He found that
tares were lower In Kansas under prohibition
than they had been under the reign or the
saloon. The reduction has been from 30 to 10
Der of criminals in the jails and penilentiary.
The courts had much less to do, and conse.
ouently were conducted at much less cost.
so then prohibition, instead of raising taxes,
actually lowers them. The money thus saved
can 90 to the education OF the children In ef-
ticic mt public schools, end can be used for the
Immediate necessities OF the home.
II we can cut down taxation in this State
from 80 to IS per cent, should we not do so
II we can do II by prohibition, ought we not
TO vote for It?
Another item worth noticing: Af.er 80
years trial of prohibition, the question OF
"Prohibition or no Prohibition" was sub
mitted TO the votes Of the people OF Maine,
and prob hibition won by 900 majority.
Either as MIR. Childs said, the people Of Maine
were fools, or they were fully satisfied that
prohibition does prohibit, Oh! that we could
have I9,OOO majority In this Statel Let US try
for 1t
At the close OF Mr.. Childs' speech, 1t was de-
cided 10 have County Prohibition Conven-
tion on Saturday, August 9Th. at 1890 o'clock
In the Court House at this place. All prohi-
bItionists are invited 10 take part In the pro-
ceedings, and oil interested are urged to be
present If you are Il prohibitionist, come
that your influence may be felt for the good
cause; If you are opposed to prohibition,
come and listen to the speeches that you may
be made to see the error of your ways. A
rousng time Is expected. Mr.. Childs will be
the principal speaker.
rOhibitlonists, let us organize and get to
work. The liquor men have arganiZed In
both Columbia and Charleston, and II is said
they propose to organize in every town and
voting precinct in the Stale. See TO II that
every man rotes his honest convictions.
G.M.T.
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The following are the places for which Tria
Justices are to be elected AZ the coming pri-
mary and the clubs that will vote for the sew
cral Trial Justices:
Ninety.SiX-Ninety-SiX club.
eenwood--Greenwood, Coronaca ana $40
nv Point clubs.
Hodges-Hodges. Cokesbury and Walnut
Grove clubs.
DonaIls--Donaldsc club.
Due West--Due West club.
Observation-Disclosures aud Mountain View
Towndesville-Lown No. | and
Iowndesviile No clubs.
Monterey-Magnolia club.
MI. Carmel-Mt. Carmel club.
Mccormick Cormick and Rellvue clubs
Troy-Troy club. ,,
bradley bradley, Phoenix and Nerder!
'Iebanon-Lebanon and Cedar Springs
clubs. ,,.,.
cocbrnns Mill-Long Cane club.
Ahbeyille (2)-Abbeville No. !, Ab. eVl!l'
No. 3, and Means Chapel clubs.
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1t is very hard thing to learn this
doing just the best we know, and then
dismissing all care or worry Of the fu-
ture.
After we haye done all we can, we
find it hard to wait for results.
Until you come to the place where
the river meets the ocean, it appears to
be only lake. Its curves are such
that you can never see more than q
mile or two ahead, though the river
may be hundreds of miles long. You
believe the river goes on, you believe,
though you may never have seen Just
where, that it meets the ocean, then
rest in the assurance that the power
that guides and directs the river is
guiding and leading you, and that the
one day, the one hour, rightly lived, is
all the responsibility you need to take.
What thought has the brook, just
starting from its source, of the vast
areas of land its waters are to moisten
and enrich? If it could look ahead, it
might we'll sigh and refuse to do so
seemingly gigantic task.
1t is not its business to look ahead,
but only to .obey the Divine power
which has called it, as well as you, into
being. The longer the brook flows the
larger and more powerful and benefi-
cent in its action it becomes so that it
is easy for it to do what once seemed
impossible.
There is more thought and love in
the Fathers heart for you than for the
the brook. Strength comes as work
comes; only do the best YOU know to
day, now: let everything else 60. some
how the threads of life are woven to-
gether, and on our faithfulness or un-
faithfulness to the hourly duties it
rests whether the fabric shall be beau
tiful or unsightly and spotted.-Selec-
ted.
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MOUNT CARMEL.
Fried Chicken and Fine Sermons
Good Weather - Politics - Caudi-
dateS-HOw.dy.

Mount Carmel s. c., July l2, 1892.
We were absent last week attending the
District Conference, therefore had no dots
from this place.
We had a fine time at Honen Path. Plenty
of fried chickens and other good things, az
the good people OF Honea Path saw fit to give
US. We had some fine sermons and speeches
from the different members OF the Confer
ence, such as DR.. Sam Jones, Rev. John kilgo
and others just as good.
We are having some fine weather for the
crops now. General Green is giving back:
Miss Robbie Sharp and her sister Miss Pearl
from Laurens are visiting the family OF WIN.
Riley.
Politics Is all the talk In the town now. II
is a pity that everybody can't get ofhce,
then we would have better times.
Mrs. Lou Sharp and her charming daughter
from Frias Point Miss are visiting her Sis
ter Mrs. VIM. Riley.
The up train came very near meeting win
n bad accident Tuesday by a cross tie careless
ly left on the track. People hauling cross ties
should be very careful about placing them
near the road.
The old veterans will give reunion In this
place In the near future. Let every one Inter.
ested attend.
Our town has more music In It than any
other town In the up country To It's size.
The young people had SOcinble In PoWell s
hall Thursday night.
Mrs. Watkins and children OF Anderson are
visiting relatives i'm this place.
Rev. A. l.. Patterson has Il very sick child,
anu HAS oeeh NctS SiCh Hihiseii ouI 10 S'h'
lescent.
We learn that Rev. w. a. Gaines will come
out for the House OF Representatives..
Our Sunday School Convention was sue
cess in every particular, and / think every
one went away happy. and glad they attend
ed We had only about two candidates TO one
delegate. and such another shaking of hands
and howdy-do you never saw In all your
life
Mrs. J y. Radford is very sick. We hope
soon 10 hear o recovery.
Protracted meeting starts In the Methodist
church here to-day. We hope for d prosperous
meeting. Rev. Mr.. Steadman OF Mccormick
will De with US.
Mr.. A. o. Grant brought in some very fine
watermelons Thursday, the best we have had
this season.
Mount Carmel has some crack marble play
ers.
We think some OF our neighbors are taking
lessons on dancing from the way they pruc-
tice every day.
What side are you on. TllIman or anti-Tlll.
man, Is about all you can hear.
Capt Sam Mcbride, of Wellington, was In
town Thursday working up meeting OF the
old soldiers to make preparations for renh'
ion.
ENicpic and Sudsberg keep barking at
each other, but they don't get close enough To
ca ch other 10 bite.
Mrs. Lou Fountain and Miss Mary Wash
burn of Alabama are visiting Mrs. Rogers
and other relatives about town.
The Misses Burch, OF Elberton, are visiting
their sister Mrs. j. NJ. Carlton.
We are having host OF visitors IN the city
this week. Mount Carmel IS the place 10
come for your health. Il. NJ. *.
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FLOWERS AND LITTLE GIRLS
4 Bachelor Editors Pathway Literal
Iy Strewn with Flowers.

Anent the ill-humored things with which
one meets in The ordinary affairs of life this
editor may be excused for reciting a little in
cident that has been of infinite pleasure to
him.
On our return, after m absence for little
while, we recently found on the floor on each
side OF our door, some of Natures bright test
flowers and as we entered the Goor, we real
lied that some one had literally strewn our
pathway with flowers.
Upon enquiry we were told that little girls
had been there, but as to who they were we
have had no intimation.
The flowers remained in their place until
they had withered and were dried up, but At
each aud every passage in or out OF that door
they added pleasure and turned our thoughts
from dark ness and gloom 10 the brighter lu-
ture, and IL may be. Inspired the recipient of
their little gilt with new hopes and higher
aims.
While the flowers were ordinary samples
of their kind and in themselves OF no intrin.
sic value yet the act OF those sweet little
girls surpassed in eloquence and pathoS,-
and came nearer TO the heart-than could the
most magnificent display OF the most beauti-
ful of all OF Natures pretty gifts.
The dried flowers have been removed from
sight-they were then only dried leaves-but
the fragrance of that little act by those artless
little children, Is like sweet incense, directing
the mind and heart 10 Him who has been
likened unto the Rose Of Sharon and the Lily
OF the Valley.
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A. Mossback to Miss Younsheart.


Mr.. Mossback gives, in a number of
the Golden Rule, some excellent ad-
vice to Miss Youngheart, in regard to
her manners toward her brother:
"As long ago as you can remember
you quarreled with him over the big
gest orange on the table, and called
him names when he broke your doll's
carriage in the nursery. And when you
grew big enough to 60 to high school,
you just ignored him altogether, and
gave all your condolences and all your
expressions of affection to other girls. 1
notice that now you save most of your
smiles and sweet words for that other
young man of about your brothers. age,
who rings the door bell so regularly,
every Sunday night. ..s.r
"Now, allow me to say that you
know just as little about that brother
of yours as he knows about you, though
you have lived under the same roof for
nearly twenty years. He is great,
growing, manly, warm-hearted fellow,
a little awkward, to be sure, but he has
just as royal soul as any knight who
ever entered the lists for O lady fair,
and if you could only touch the right
spring of his nature, you would find
great treasury of brotherly devotion.
But how can you expect thatany young
man will eXhibltany gallantry or chIv-
airy when you call him "Bub," and
when you laugh every day at his awk-
ward red hands; and when you never
walk to church with him, If you can
help it, and never think of going to
the concert or lecture with him if you
can get any other escort?
"How can you expect, I say, that he
will treat you with chivalrous defer
ence. when you perpetually tease and
fret him? Treat him as you treat the
aforementioned young man who calls
every Sunday night Your brother has
quite as many good points as he has,
and (between you and me) Miss Cham
bers thinks he has good many more.
When you begin to treat him in this
way, you will be surprised to find what
manly fellow he is"
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POOR TOM SULLIVAN.
He Loses His Life From Negroes
Careless Handling Of u Pistol.

Thos. 4. Sullivan, who was well known In
this county In Radical days. is dead. While
sitting on the sidewalk In front OF his shop
Monday night of last week. be was shot
through the body. He died next day.
A negro did il. He alleges that he dropped
his pistol, which exploded the load when ii
struck the pavement. Mr.. Sulilran was a
good hearted man, thorough Republican,
and believed in giving the Offices to Republ.
cans. We believe he at one time represented
this county in the Legislature For long
time was clerk in the Auditors office. He
came to Abbeville, we believe, on the constab-
uary force and was for long time mail
agent on the {. Il q. road, and moved TO Col
uinbia many years ago, where he met MS
death.
by Il strange fatality he died at the hands of
the people for whose Interest he worked.
Whether the killing was Ivy accident or H.
tcntion the negro should he punished. II In
territorial lie should be hanged; if by nccl-
dent lie deserves Il long term in the peniten-
tiary us u punishment for his carelessne.s.
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DEATH OF REV. B. F. MILLER
An AHectiOnate Tribute by His Com
gregntiOn TO the Memory of Their
Beloved Pastor.

Whereas, in the inScrutablc providence of
almighty God, our beloved brother and Tor
mer pastor, the Rev. i. +. Miller, has been re-
moved from us by death. Therefore resolved
|. That we express our gratitude to our fa-
ther in heaven for The circumstances that
led TO the settlement of Bro. Miller in our
midst some twenty years ago, and for the ul-
vine grace that supported him in all the rela-
lions sustained To lis and amid lnborS and sor-
rows and suffering. thus making him 50
bright an example in all lahOIs of love and
heroic patience in trial. And that we also eX-
press our humble submission 10 the wise de-
cree that removes our dear brother from our
midst. Even so Father for thus 10 Scemcth
good III thy sight.
9 That we set apart IL page in our church
book for Il memorial record or the deceased.
g. That we give every possible assurance OF
love and sympathy 10 the bcrravcd widow
and children OF our departed brother.
4. That we publish these resolutions in our
dcnominalional and county papers.
Adopted in conference 9th July. 1872.
W. \. Gaines, Moderator.
G. w. Collins, &C.
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CALL FOR CAPT. MATTISON

will He Run for County Commits.
SiOner
Editor Press and Banner:
1t has been my privilege to talk with quite
n number Of citizens lately on the subject OF
County Commissioners.
1t Is n universal verdict that we need the
best men In the county for this position. !
have suggested that we call for Capt. q. Nj.
Mattison, who Is not stranger, but Is known
10 all in the county.
1t given up by all that he Is the best man
for the place if we could Induce him 10 run.
Let US hear from you. Captain. Citizen.
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Sing, O Earth! the Glorious Morning.

Sing. O Earth, the glorious mnruiD.
DawnS along the eastern sky:
Bethl-hcms star the night atornin:
Tells that Christ is drawing nigh.
Hnllcuiah. Enlirl;iialI.
Hear the song that angels sing,
While with robes of li.ht and glory
Down they haste on radiant wing.
Sing. q Nations, light is streaming
From the cross where Jesus died:
Bright with heavens wnc"aaeh branIn=.
TAKE the saviour Ion" denied.
Ilallrluini. HnllrmialI,
He SHALL reign from sea To sea.
And tath his -raci0n> sccut"r
lie shall make the nations free.
Sing o Desert. lone and drcary.
In thy sand shall waters spring.
Wake, o R"ndmen. sad and weary,
liit your voices. rise and sing,
Halclulal. llulleuiah
Christ shall Iul redemption bring.
And the nations, filed with rapture,
Crown him everlasting kim.
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NEWS FROM JONES'.
Cherry Tree Incident-.P PERSONALS. Can
didates-BridSes.
The Candidates.
.I0neS s g Inl

Jones, S. C.. July @. 1892.
Last Sunday Clifton Robertson son of Mr..
George Robertson, fell from wild cherry
tree and was badly, but we hope not serious
Iy, hurt. He, with other children. had climb
ed The tree 10 get cherries, and when about IL
or Ii feet from The ground the limb on which
he was standing broke. He is doing very
well now.
Nearly all our farmers are done laying by.
Messrs. Robert Higgins and Willie Dodson
visited relatives near COronuca this week.
Mr.. Allen DodSon and wife are on Il visit to
their daughter near Greenwood.
Mrs. :. NJ. Cooper Is visiting Laurens.
Candidates are becoming numerous. They
haven't troubled our people yet suppose they
think we vote as we please any how.
The building of the abutments TO the bridge
on Turkey Creek near here has been given TO
MIR. Robert Golden. Pompey.
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Married Again.

Associate Reformed Presbyterian.
MIR. Tachariah Haddon was married on last
Thursday to Mrs. McAlahan, OF Anderson
county. Rev. w. l.. Pressly, ID. d.. performed
the ceremony. Mr.. lladdon got Off II pleasant
surprise to the town. No one knew Of II un-
Til that day. Mrs. McMahan Is a comely
widow and Mr.. Haddon is one OF Our well
known citizens.
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Illness Of Dr. &. v. Barnes.

DR.. c. V. Barnes. of this county, has suffer.
ed several severe hemorrhages from he nose
during the past week, and some apprehension
has been felt as TO his safety He has been at.
tended by several OF his fellow physicians
but it was di tficult to con troll the bleeding