The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-07-10
THE OLD FORT.
Blessings on Editor Bacon's Head-Politics
Generally and Editors in Particular.

Ninety-SiX, >. T. July ), lo9i.
Nothing OF interest has lrapspired IN @ oul
qurnce, aud, whire we are not suffering, tht
crops would be better of by good seuS0n. -,
Dir. Ellis Gray don Stuart and Mr.. w. w
Nlckels, OF Coronaca, were IN Town Iast week k
The former student i'll the Baltimore Med
ical College and the latter a recent graduate
OF Wotford College.
The Hon. II. J. Kinard'S offer in last
weeks Press aud Buiner has been read by
our people with no little surprise. l would
beg To state that Judge Goff'S injunction and
the decisions of the upper court mas had nc
apparent effect upon us, we sland just "nere
we have always stood, no threats and no in
situations will drive rs from our base. We
take ii that Judge Coll is an intelligent man
or he would never have been appointed
Judge. We will not charge him with dishon'
esly in his cunSl lruciiuu oI the law, hut will
allow his own ireeduin of thought that we
claim for ourselves. We trust we can see be.
yomtl our nose and will not feel hurt when
our neighUur differs with us.
Prot. j. & Cork, has returned from spar.
tanburg. He reports having bad a good time.
Col. Miller req ue>tS The /. G. Veterans to
meet next Saturday al the usual hour, DuSi-
ness OF Importance Will be brought before the
camp.
The Curonaco tent meeting is drawing
crowds, Il good many of our people attended
yesterday, Others have been attending every
day Tor the past week.
MIR. r.. ]. rlowdcn, Of Greenwood, was down
last Sunday Oh IL visit To friends and rela-
tivrS.
Jdres II. Rice, Jr. editor of the Columbia
Evening News came up last saturday ON q
short visit to his friends. We note quite an
improvement IN his general appearance. lie
is a real genuine city editor. His paper he
in 10, ms uS, is success. He writes flne eulto-
rials, in fact gets up a good evening paper.
Rcprese NATIVE kinard and Judge Gof
have Il head of their own and havea right 10
think as they please. We have not and will
have no quarrel with any body because OF
their politics. not even the Press and Banner.
God bless editor Bacon for his outspoken
edi: :oriaI IN the Ch runicle lately.
Mrs. MatIIe Jackson, haS returned from
Augusta, where she has been spending lew
weeks with her SONS, Messrs. Thomas and j.
D. Jackson. They are well and prospecting.
The city council has Il regular meeting
every Monday morning 10 settle up carouSers
of Saturday and Sabbath breakers.
George ALtaway, a respectable and well 10
tlo colored man who left here some time back
for Liberia has been heard from. We were per-
mitled to read some OF his letters and he rep
resentS Africa aS the proper place for all the
colored people. lie is well pleased and wishes
all of his iIirnds who can get away, to come
10 Liberia. They were given several months
provisions by the government and home
stead.
Mr.. w. II. Frazier, has gone to Ashville to
look alter his race horses which have been
tnere for several weeks.
Our farmers are busy now sowing peas for
winter forage.
Miss Ellie Beard is at home. She has been
teaching school In Bordeaux township
East End.