The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-08-23
JOTTINGS FROM JONES.
Good Rains-FlOur and Meat ThteI-
Band COuventiOn-Sickne
tOrs md Other News.
Jones, ). c., Aug. IT, lsg3.

Jones, >. c. Aug. 10, 1893.
Last Sunday night and Monday we hau tlt
| finest rains OF the season, ana outtOln corn IL
better Than for several years, anu ID no"
made. G. ,ttOu Is also promising.
Fruit Is plentiful ana our people are ousily
engaged IN preserving 1t oy drying anu can
nlDg. r,,,.. ,,,a
have returned rom an extended trip " Pick
cus County aud Clemson College.
Same tibet or hungry tramp went lnt0
courrd wOuIan's house living on Mr.. John
| Alyary's place one hight this week, and In
| the nuspnre OF Tue family appropriated a sack
OF fi,ur and about eight pounds of meat 10
his own Use. He would very likely nave
taken more uut this was all the ratiuns In
Prof. j. G. Cork OF Ninety-Six Is visiting
his bro her here this week.
Mr.. Henry DAVIS Is visiting relatives near
Greenwood and Ninety-siX.
Mr.. Jne McGee OF Greenville came down the
other day uu bicycle and spent u lew days
here with relatives and friends,
The editorials OF the Press ana Banner anu
the letter OF Mr.. Blake In last week 3 issue
We're very much enjoyed and cotnpllmehteu
by our people, and we hope Will produce u
better feeling among our people. L
Mr.. oliver and wife and Mrs. Mary Scott
and son OF SpartanUurg visited DIR. Willie
Jones's family this week.
The Junes school Will begin lts secona ses'
sion on Monday the 2Sth Inst, at O'Clock, A.
NJ The patrons and all friends OF The school,
Us we'll US the children, are requested 10 De
present ut the opening exercises. Inc ser
vices OF Miss Ida Jones has 0een secured as
Mai. q. W. Culbertson and wife of Laurens
sp-nt several days with relatives here thls
week. ,
Miss SalIie Rlsor has been spending several
weeks at CDrOnHca. .
The colured people held Band conventlon
at Good Hope Church near here last Weunes-
day and Thursday, at which several orass
ba lids were present TO discourse music, Wni ie
q H.. h,,y
base bail gaines and other am usements.
MIR. Tom Bonhain has carried his family 10
PIedmnnt factory TO engage IN Work work. ahrrei Gei,,
sre right sick at this writing.
The road overseers in this part OF the coun.
ty have called out their hands anu put the
roads In good condition.
Messrs. Gaines e. Redden are whettlng up
the gins for the coming cotton crop.
We see IN The Press and Banner the an.
nouncement of the meeting OF the Ieachers
Association at Due West on the 3Oth and 3lst
inst, and lst of Sept, and we would 6e glad II
we could say something that would lnduce
the teachers OF the county 10 attend this
meeting. We hope that each one VIII con-
slider the Importance of his or her own pres
ence, and that hey will feel and realize the
fact that II requires all the teachers TO constl.
lutte successful association. NO successful
teacher can afford u lose the opportunity OF
Iningling and assocating with bis fellow
teachers, and of securing the Information
and instruction to be derived from the In
change OF ideas and methods anu from tne
discussion OF questions pertaining " his
profession. These opportunities do not pre-,
sent themselves often and the energetic anu
wide awake teacher should and will sacrifice
q litlle If necessary to avail himself oil them.
Progress as well as the people demands that
they should have the best, the most econom-
ic, and the mort Improved methods of teach-
ing, and these can be obtained, to consider
able extent ut least. in successful Associa-
Lion.
Tnen let this meeting at Due West be made
the grnndest, the most instructive and the
most pleasant the Teachers Association OF
AbbeviI.e County has ever known. And II
can be made so by the presence and co-oper.
alton or the teachers aud all friends OF edu,
cation. The trustees especially are called
upon and should feel IL their duty TO lend d
helping hand In these meetings.
Pompey.