The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-04-21
LOCAL AND SPECIAL.
Short Stories OF the Week-POints
Picked Up at the Court House ana
on the StreetS-Pencil Pictures
without EIOurishes.
MUNICIPAL PLUMS.


MUNICIPAL PLUMs.
The four new members of the City Council
will probably be sworn In Friday night.
Considerable interest Is felt In regard TO The
selection of city clerk and treasurer. This
is desirable position, the salary row being
S35 per month. The term OF the present In
cumbent Mr.. Jas. Chalmers, will expire IN
few days
There is disposition to change the status
the clerk ship. Heretofore the clerk has been
elected from among the Aldermen. II THIS
disposition prevails, the retirement OF the
present excellent clerk and treasurer VIII oe
necessary.
MIR. Chalmers, IT is stated. is a candidate
for the position. Messrs. F. l.. Morrow and
Will Perrin are also candidates.
PERSONAL.
Mrs. ]. 3. Britt, of Wideman's, came up 6
few days ago to spend while with her father
Mr.. +. l.. Morrow.
Mr.. +. $. Holleman. OF Walhalla, was IN
the city on business last week,
Judge F. A. Cook, of Troy, was In town or
Hon. K. NJ. Hill went to Atlanta yesterday
CORRECTION.
In Local and Special" last week uninten.
tional Injustice was done the Mutual A1C
Loan and Investment Company OF Atlanta
The company alluded 10 as "a busted oonau
"a" was the Southern Loan, Investment ano
OeCuIlIy CoLuPahJ, ioISiJ ~ AiS'6"'
GONE CUNNING FOR 'EM.
well-known sewing machine man wenl
out Monday with u sewing machine, q sno'
gun and a Bible. 1t is supposed that the or
dinary vocal and visual persuasive measures
have Jailed TO enforce the desired attention.
STREET SERVICES.
Mrs r. A. Smith, the evangelist who came
to town Monday night, held forth in tne
Court Hoose Park last night, having iaileu % 70
secure q hall, The Mayor gave her permi,
TO preach on the streets
Mrs. Smith has spent 35 years preaching IN
five Southern States.
MR.. wIDEMAN ON THE BOARDS.
The next lecture Abbeville is to hear Will
be Irom one OF her own genial sons.
Hon. w. P. Wideman will deliver at the
Court house Monday night. May Sd, his well
advertised! lecture. Hit the Grit" He has
disappoinL the home folks.
ARRIVAL AT HOTEL D'NANCE.
Deputy Sheriff Taggart went TO Atlanta
Saturday night in response to telegram IRON
Chief OF Police Connolly. On Friday night
wanted here for larceny. Mr.. Taggart came
back with his man Sunday afternoon.
Last December, It is charged, Gowan stole
naIe I,n of Iue cotton Ito a. belonging to Robert Ellis
Cowan waived preliminary and was lodged
d Jail to await the summer Sessions.
DIED IN THE FAR WEST.
Mr.. J. Foster slawson, clerk al McCanls
hotel, has received news Of the death OF his
brother, Mr.. Robert SlawsoD, at Phoenix
Arizona, last week OF consumption. Mr
Slawson was one or the leading travelling
statesmen OF the country, having been on tne
road for about twenty years. He was natl 0e
of Newberry county, this State. HIS parents
live near Greenwood.
PREsBYTERY.
Mr.. w. A. Templeton, who attended th
spring session of the Presbytery OF South
Carolina at Anderson, when asked by re-
reporter tor brief statement Of the proceed.
ings OF the body, said: -
The late meeting OF Presbytery was busy
and Interesting occasion. The attendance
was good. There were present "a ministers
Rev. b. P. Reid, of Pendleton. the retiring
moderator, preached the opening sermon.
elected moderator, Rev. G. e. Mayes, OF Wal
halla, stated clerk, and Elder w. A. Temple
ton, of Abbeville, assistant clerk.
Many matters ofimportance were discussed,
colored evangelization. A new manual for
the conduct Of Presbytery, was discussed al
length and finally adopted.
Rev. C. L. Stewart, of Pelzer, was elected
Anderson lay commissioner TO the General
Assembly. which will convene at Charlotte,
Wednesday night the services consisted In
the the adoption OF the Westminster Con nfesslon
of Faith. Rev. j. o. Lindsay, D. D., OF Due
West, and Rev. ]. Lowrie Wilson, ID. D., OF
Abbeville, delivered addresses.
Thursday nghwL IT, FeS
nell and Walker spoke. Rev. X. p. Pell
appeared In behalf OF the South Carolina
College for Women.
Mr.. D. ]. Blackwell. young man from lhe
Donnald's section of this county, stood sue
cessful examination as candidate Tor the
ministry, including trial sermon. He was
licensed TO preach.
The fall meeting OF Presbytery Will convene
at Pelzer on September III.
sLAsHING AGAIN.
A surveying party came down Main street
Monday and brought up at the court mouse
door. The surveyor was Mr.. w. M. Mitchell,
who is in the employ OF the people In and
about Houea Path.
was TO get the distance from the nearest
point on the proposed boundary OF the new
county of Honea Path 10 Abbeville Court
House. He commenced the line at Bethle-
hem church. about three miles this side OF
Due West. The public road from Due West
to Abbeville was followed.
The distance from Bethlehem church to the
court house door is eight miles, 50 chains and
"a links.
All surveys necessary TO an application for
an election have been made aud the desired
territory has been staked off,
Governor Ellerbe will be petitioned to Or
der for some time this year an election In:
side Mr.. Mitchell's lines on the question OF
Withdrawing from Abbeville, Anderson,
Greenville and Laurens counties and erecting
Honea Path County.
The Honea Path people are sanguine as TO
the success OF their scheme.
THE GEORGIA CRIPPLE" EARNEST WILLIE" B"
Mr.. VIII D. Upshaw arrived ln Abbeville
Saturday afternoon and proceeded to talk
He talked until Tuesday afternoon with ear
nestness and constancy. Then he went to
Columbia to talk. He is talker.
"Earnest Willie" made his first public ap.
pearance at the Baptist church Sunday morn
ing, where he made several talks. AT tne
Methodist Sunday school In the afternoon ne
spoke again, making neat address. Monday
morning he addressed the pupils at the
graded school.
Sunday night at the Methodist church
Earnest Willie" faced the best part Of Able
vllle-as fine an audience as any speaker of
less than worldwide fame and giant calibre
deserves. That was an eXpectant, sympa-
thetic, intelligent congregation. In the hour
and half he talked he tore up the fair testi
monials which heralded him as bright, at
tractive and stirring speaker. literally wore
bis hearers out with stories OF his goodness
and his troubles and his dear ones dead, be-
sides dissipatipg the Monday night audie nee
his reputation and his condition entitled him
to. 1t was pitiful, tiresome, veXatious. de.
said good things, but he took too much time
Monday night those who had the hardi
hood to 60 to the court house to hear Earnest
Willie" in his "Smiles and HeRrt-Throbs"
were rather we'll entertained. This lecture
entertainment was quite an improvement on
previous performances. He evlnced consid-
erable literary talent and humorous turn.
Master Roy Jones, having sold more tick cts
to Mr.. Upshaw's lecture than any other pupil
of the graded school, won the priZe-a hand.
some copy of Earnest Willle's book, "Echoes
from a Recluse." He sold tickets to the
amount of 81 20.