The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-07-14
LOCAL AND SPECIAL.
Notes AbOnt County and City Affairs
Points Picked Up and Printed In
Condensed F~Orm-Snap Shots at the
Passing ShOw-Tips from the Grape
vine

vine Telephone.
BAsEBALL-l6 70 |.
"Rah! Rah! Rah!
Rec! Rec! Rec!
Abbeyille! Abbeville!
B B. CT"
The yell is In the ascendant. The Abbeville
boys have the yell down fine, They didn't
have mnch to yell about yesterday n had
TO fight the flies themselves. The rooters
threaten 10 commit suicide.
The fact is, yesterday's..game was decadent.
Troy came up to play Aobeville, but Able.
willie did most of the playing.
The score followed the time.honored ratio
of l6 to l, with the agony doubled up-Abbe-
willie, 80 Troy 2.
Abbeville's battery was the White brothers.
Troy's battery was Cuddy, Tolbert; Hendrix,
Tolbert.
~TERPRISE
Miss Rachel Hemphill several weeks ago
opened an office for typewriting and ate
biography In the National Bank building. This
Hemphilrs venture has developed the fact
that the enterprise fills a distinct need. She
Is doing considerable stenographic work, let
ter writing and copying.
Miss Hemphill has been we'll trained and all
her work Ia done In an excellent manner.
One by one Abbeville gains city attributes.
REMARKS.
There is a scheme on foot TO incorporate the
City OF York" 10 the place of the town Of
Yorkville. The Yeoman objects to the relic
OF ante-bellum nomenclature, "ville," already
discarded by such enterprising towns as Lau-
rens and Union. It's ell right for the county
seat OF York county to amputate Its name.
but how would Abbeville 60 with the "ville''
off?
Some ultra fashionable people want the
If this disposition shows signs OF prevailing
the male population will petition for the abo-
lition of summer. No sailor-no summer !!
So there now
ENTHUSIASTICALLY to bet that the next
Senator won't be named John.
HOME AGAIN.
Capt. R. H. Armstrong returned on Friday
light from Tennessee. He went on the Vet
erans> special TO Nashville q few weeks ago,
attended the reunion. saw the exposition,
and then went TO his old home In Marshall
county, Tenn. Undersuch circumstances, no
doubt Capt. Armstrong had a good time. He
reports the crops in East Tennessee al fine.
THE SENATORIAL RACE.
The statement that f~actionalism In South
Carolina Is dead Is as untrue as the other ia.
miliar statement that SOME Senatorial candi-
dates are dead. Not much inquiry is needed
to enforce the conviction that so far as Abbe-
VILE county is concerned some lively corpses
are extant.
The necessary conclusion. after talking to a
considerable number of people OF all persua.
sions, is that Il factional fight Is imminent.
lines are not as marked as they
were a few years ago. but factions do yet exist.
The impending Senatorial race is likely to
revive the passions Of '90-94.
The erstwhile conservatives" are 'Con-
servatt yes" yet. They are practically unani-
nous for McLaurin.
The "Reformers" are not as defiant or as
confident as their opponents, but they are
w~ide-awake and determined. They have the
disad vantage Of being divided between Irby,
Evans and McLaurin.
Evans probably has the lead among the
Reformers. His friends as well as his;enemies
realize that John Evans day Of trial is at
hand. He Is expected TO act statesman, CAM
psigner and pueillst; Now or never be must
prove his ability 10 fight new fashioned tariff,
expose compromised politics and to knock
his "tixed" detractor into the middle OF next
week.
a R BIRD CAPTURED.
Chief of Police Riley and Mr.. G.. H. Moore
last Thursday at the. Southern depot caught
Gunter, wanted in Washington, Ga, for
On the night Of July nine Negroes
assembled IN Gunter's house In Washington
gambled till 4 A.. NJ, when q row arose.
At the close of The celebration nothing re.
NAMED except three broken chairs and the
dead body Of Tom Sims, one OF the gamblers.
Nearly all the nine got out OF Washington.
Gunter was spotted here and was caught as
he was starting to Greenwood. Marshal l.
Irwin came over from Washington Thursday
night and carried Gunter back.
DEATH.
A year old child Of Mr.. S. M. Kay, who lives
four miles above the city, died On Sunday
night.
Mrs. Rebecca Lomax McCord, wife OF Mr..
John A. McCord, OF the Long Cane section,
The funeral was at Ebenezer. Mrs.
McCord was about so yesrs OF age. Her many
and her continued usefulness will
cause her to be tenderly remembered.
YOUR NAME IN PRINT.
Miss jamie Young, OF Due West, Is spending
a while at MIR. j. b. McDlll's. She has many
here and q perpetual welcome is hers.
MIR. w. Aiken Calvert, with MIR. Jones F.
Miller for several months, Is of on a trip to
Mrs. W. W. Edwards is on a visit to her
father, Col. g. McD. Miller, OF Ninety-Six.
Rev. w: K. Earle is attending the Sunday
Association at Honea Path this week,
Messrs. Christie and San Bepet, sons Of
Judge Benet of Charleston, are in the city.
They have grown from lads to young men.
ASSURED ATTRACTIONS.
DR.. Edward s. Joynes. of South Carolina
College. has notified Prof. Gillian that, &C.
to invitation, he will lecture here
on Monday night, August 2. on Education,
the Hna alg mt OF ou sh p sta at ;bs Tbs Thdsh Lecture sccttg! Is to be
NAV eaS NoPASS "a VIZ ASoSISA
A large attendance OF the people Of the com.
munity is expected. DR.. Joynes Ii one OF the
learned men OF the South. one who never
fails TO interest and instruct.
On Tuesday morning DR.. Joynes will ad.
dress the Institute on analysis and Parsing
of English"
On Tuesday night, August 8, Prof. John G,
Clinkscales, OF Clemson College,, will address
Thus two decided attractions have been &C.
cured for Institute week. Other eminent edu-
Gators will be engaged In a few days.
Let 1t be understood the lectures at night
during the Institute are for the benefit of the
people generally as well as Of the teachers.
W WEEK.
The frrt week in August will be a busy sea-
son in Abneville. The following are the
Monday, I'd, TO Saturday, 7th-Abbeyllle
County Teachers Institute. Public address
each night.
Wednesday, 4th-Soldiers' Reunion. Pic
mic and barbecue.
Friday, 6th-Primary election for member
of the Legislature.
atorial candidates to speak.
baseball anu bicycling.
TO POSTPONE
County Chairman Gary has sent out letters
OF inquiry to the members Of the County
Democratic Executive Committee asking for
their Views as 10 holding the primary for
Representative on the 10th OF August instead
OF on the 9Th as previously decided. If the
members of the Committee consent Chair
man Gary will order the election held on the
10th.
Friday, August 9Th, is the day the Senatorial
candidates are to speak In Abbeville, and 1t
is entirely probable some date later than the
9Th will be liked for the primary.
LOTS OF ~TRIAL-LITTLE lone
Fourth Of July retrospect, watermilIion