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r ? Tic P.vsss aafi BsbesI ^Vboey illo^^S-vO. Wednesday, July 14,*fe75. Vt^yl- , ?' '"t THE JUNIOR-y^ | "Of the Commencement ff^rDae We v Female Confege^.V - ' The Junior, from l^'me^l. connect( "with the oliice, found if. i impossible, attend the Commence. Kr.sk i i College on \Vednesda$Vfi$M?^\va!? fo tunate in being af?le to-trtKgttsent c Thursday, when the YOufip^Ewfes the Female College so luuid-onjfeiy ^ tertained an immense audience wsjj&j tators in . LlNDf?3pIAI.I,, . > trldch, as every boily^nows. is one of tl (1,/v nu.MfliiifVv !? WIJ ii?inrj in i?iv ?ij.' '!#??... lighted, and is filled with eomfortab seats, sufficient for over one thousaii persons. The sta^o, or elevated pla form, was sufficiently large toaecoram date ail the students, to scat tlie pr fessors and a namber of honored truest who were invited among (lie diguitarii of the occasion. On the platform we' two elegant new pianos belonging to ll College. FESTOONS AN O M< > TTOKS. The wall facing the audience was mo beautifully snd appropriately decoratt hy festoons or' evergeen.s and flower While the mottoes were suitably select t and were made of tlic most tasteful let :c that a refined fancy could suggest. I the decorations ami the mottoes \\ * *-* :~~.i <1.^ on IQOUgni/ Wts ivni};ill<,vu mv la-Hi ?... handiwork of Mrs. Kennedy, who one of the most talented and best edi eated ladies of our acquaintance, an who is one of (he principal supports < the lege Ai Due West. TilK PK.TURKS on the walls were, indeed, an aitractn feature of the occasion, which displavt the talent, the skill and the taste < Miss Lacy, of Charlotte, X. C., wh herself, isjvs beautiful asapicture.au luuch more attractive. The old S'orl State, and especially Charlotte, shou be proud of one so gifted and so fai .SHe imparts her skill and taste to tl .-V pupils of the College, and is by tl patron? of the institution considered! quite an acquisition to the Faculty. THE PROCKSSION. At half-past 9 o'clock the vorci: ladies formed a procession at the Kcma College building, and headed by tl Jocasse Band, the professors ami teaehe inarched to tlie chapel building itli eamptis of Erskine College, where a immense throng had already been seatc and hundreds of others were erovvdc around in the shade of the beautifi prove of oaks which surrounds li buildings. When the j'oung ladies h:i been seated on the elevated platforn the President introduced Hev. I) \Vithers|)oon, of New Orleans, wli made a brief prayer f-uitable to theocei sion, which prayer was fnllow.-d by tin beautiful anthem, *lol rr.ArsK <:or>." by all the voices of tlx- College, assists by a few gentlemen on the ha-s an tenor. Thi* w:vs a grand piere and w; rendered with good ellwl. '1 hen 1> (jrier read TllKSA?.l"OT;.tiV, 'i which wa< oulm.'S' llij ehU-l" literary a tractions at the Commencement in i! Female Collect-. This address was wi i ten by Miss Kale K. 1'atlou, a membt of tlie senior class, and a eharmiu young lady of rare mental endowment and possessing a cultivated head an heart. Her words of welcome we: inosL beautifully expressed ih poetr t. and she extended a hearty "Treeling an a threefold welcome to it!i' the a-<-;*mhh audience. Mi-s I'atton modest iy wea the loveliest graces of womanhood, an is an. ornament to the society i?? whie film moves. Tin-; woi:m>'s ki, dorados was the subject of MissJSlla .M. lirice composition, in which authore: treated with tart and skill SP4,lie vanoi paths we tread and the variousobjects \\ seek to attain. Jler essay showc that she h:?d been a frond student, an that her acquisition of learning was credit to herself and the institution : which she was yraduating. . No MoIkK. The essay of Miss Lizzie M. Clinl 1 scales, one of Abbeville's fairest blonde was read by Prof. Hood, who took fc her subject '*2so More," in which hot I the head and heart spoke i*n eheerfu ness of the pleasures and the duties < college days, and she closed her n marks by a feeling allusion tn the sti dent's farewell,and the breaking i?p ? ;* the associations that were to be enjoy c "no more." BBAcrri'LTi liirn iiK. Col. F. A. Connor read lor Miss Xett Ii. Douglass, of Winnsboro, her "Letter to a friend in Scotland, which presentc with a graphic pen and intelligei i mind the many advantages and bcuutit of this country, and referred to ti works of nature and of art to be see and enjoyed here; our civilization, 01 Government, our schools, our modes < travel, our salubrious climate, imr unve ing mountains, our lofty water-falls, 01 >- rolling rivers, while with her gracefi lien she referred to the grandeur an beauty of the architecture and structui of our cities. GATHER LIFE'S ROSES AX I) TREA LIGHTLY OX ITS-THORNS r was the subject of Miss Julia M. Join son's composition, of Walhalla, and rich vein of humor showed itso throughout, which reflected the happ ness of n pure heart that was capable < gathering and enjoying life's rose May the thorns of life never grow i her pathway, and may she never ha\ a heart less cheerful and hopeful tha $. now. f ESSAY IN FRENCH Miss Fannie Bradley, one of Abb P Vine's most Deautnui anu auraem young ladies, wrote her essay in Frenel ' and it' it was half as well written in th language as she was capable of writiii it in English, it was a treat to those wl understand that dialect. We alwa; like the sound of French, hut, then, understand a word of it, we have toer ploy an Interpreter. May we not hoj that the sprightly and popular autho ess will translate it for us? t 'tjs not wealth hi at m a k i:s ti man, " was Miss Janic S. Lemmon's opinio Ip; and she expressed herself in fine la guage, giving evidence of the pliilos tg-phyand the culture of the good hen . that was reflected in the good lace of tl authoress. Would that all ladies won * take as pretty and as true a view of tl subject. The College was honored 1 ^jrWinnsboro's representative, whit shone so brightly on this oeeasion. what made the dii fekexce, was a tale written by the stately Mi Mattie M. Mcllwaine, of Lancaster, ai reaa oy nr. uner wun excein.*m nm The writer lias fine fancy, and wiel a graceful pen for one of her yeai The moral of the importance of di geuce in whatever we undertake, w forcibly impressed in chaste and elcga * language. AX ETHEREAL TOUR. This piece, from the pen of Mi Emma H. McMullan, of llartwell, (!; delighted the audience so much tli they were ready to exclaim, "Ho grand the scene?how well 'twas told This piece, which was read by Rev. M r. Hiden, did credit to the grace and ii jjginatiou of the fairy-like authoress. ''THE PAST, TilE l'KKSKNT AND Ti FUTURE." presented n theme for the pen of Mi Lucie J. Moore, of Cokes bury, \vl drew a picture as beautiful as herse and which commanded the adn)imti( of all who had the pleasure of liearit ao interesting an essay from so fair a: ^ bright a scholar. Cokesbury is just jfc-proud of her representative at the Di p West Female College Commencement mJfa R an hour and a. half w;^given at th I conclusion of .Miss .Moore's piece, whei ? J the hall was deserted antf those wli | had listened to the "feast of*reason*7 re ; tired to the shade in the grove, and h 1 groups of friends partook of sometbipi j for the inner man. At the sound of th ; College boll, the scats in the hajl wer ! again crowded, and thebeautiful-Shortu = "Come Where .the Wild Flower ; Bloom," wps miug.by the entire v.oicc j of the College, which was followed 1> the reading, by llev. Mr. Hiden, of n essay 0:1 the subject of "XOTIIINO MOT I;IiAVIi>," by Miss Nina Rabb, of Duo "VVcRt, wh treated of the worthlessncss of thi i, life as compared with a crowo -of ini irinrv ?ud although Mis habb told us sweetly aud solemnly tha ,c there are nothirtg but^eaveso.n eartl r" still we really saw the flowers b.lo.gtpiiu "Ifthe lily, the rose, the pluk?all wfe^prt ' ' sent. In her composition there wet l* some beautiful thoughts nicely expire ed. The College may well be proud < her. After which we were p*esente with ie,| f ANOTHER JvETTMt " by' the graceful MissLulie N. Xorris, ( h' Anderson, whose delightful epistle jVoi id; Montebt'llo, was rea'd by Prof. Hood t-|The authoress indulged in some beauti f>-' fill word pictures. At times she wn calm, and at others grand. As the fai -V tourist parsed from vale to niouutaii1 's from hamlet to city, she was folio we re by the attentive ears ot lier audience *e \Ve would be pleased to have so gooi !a correspondent for the J'rcss and Ban I ncr. sf| MOTIVES TO 1 NTKTXKfTUAL LABOR. ,1, Prof. Weber, of Willimuston, rea s,!Miss Mallie "NYardlaw's composition 01 >d the '"Motives to intellectual Labor,' re; ami well did she handle her subject 11 She showed that even so young a mini o had frarnered a rich store of learning id The fcraeeful style of the essay wa is only equalled by the modesty am ).' beauty of the composer. nil * "AU.KN* I'KIJCV." t,fi Prof. Hood read tins interesting sior j of English lift', which was as well tf>l" 'as it was happily ec?i!(?fiveil, I>v Mi ; lA/y.'to J. While, of Chester. 'i'he an 1(j thoress evinces good ta-te, and an excel lent command of language, which, i r) , cnltivat'ed, will, in the fu I tire, win fo j the fair writer an enviable fame. Sh will be a bright star in the galaxy of th r(j College's coi^tcilalion. WIIKX MKX AKK IiUAVK A StCKi.E IS . *| . le'was the caption o! Miss Anna M ..Young's composition, which was J*ea< ' i by IJev. Dr. Darby. Due West ha 'many fair daughters of intellectual cul ,!ture, and prominent among the numbe ? is Miss Young. Her essay rellcetci credit upon the modest writer, and he rs| originality in style and choice languag ' : phased all who heard it. j Tin: VALi:i?icroRV | j j was written by the brilliant Miss TC11; ('j J. Elliott, of Winnsboro, and an atten (j (live audience were ready to pronounc , , this piece, lbr sweetness of thought, fo lc ' - * i i 1 elegance in Million aim w;iiu? ninu t lie inferior lo none thai were listened t< '|during Unit cisiy. The sentiment am y! style uvrethe best. Sadly and feclingl; she said " Farewell" to the College aiu jito those with whom she had been inli *; matclv and all'eclionately associated l'o | the past four years. j! TilK i A7:r:\v:xr, : from the Amelia/! Sockty was by Mid Maggie J. Rutherford, a fair and aeeoin *r; pJishetl daughter of Newberry, whos< *'j words were such as to move the tendei j emotions of :tll who heard the swee . 'words that came from her good heart j She concluded by .-aying, however ku ihe parting, it wns happy to think tha ?.!the t* :?r would last but a moment, am then the joyous laugh would again rinj ? out in gladsome tones. At the conelu *j!sion of her farewell she presented t< .^ioaeii of her class-mates a beaut ifu huiitjiiet a< evidence of her friemlsliij (j!and good will, and may we not add. als< j as cmblemalieal of the pttrily of th ,..1 heart of tiie giver. Newberry 4,ha "j many fair daughters, but .she excelled j, Ihetn all." " T11 U M Pl.OMAX ! were then delivercil to the gradualc , J whh appropriate remarks by the I'roi ^ dent; reminding them of the duty the; mve to society and of their elevate< position in the world, far above th | , great majority of iheirsex. Some of hi j lie tiers have expressed the opinion tha each of tiie Doctor's succeeding ad ' drew Co are better tlian Hie preceding j Tit:-: J'oxo/.ocv ! <!?? ?! wiui* liv the vor.no* ladie on the platform, composing tint Co 11 eg * !elates,which closed the interesting cx ercises of the day. TilK jiu?ir. , j Thfj reader will notice that we liav .. omitted to notice one of the crownin; attractions of the day?the music. Thi j i has heen omitted because the full pro gramme is elsewhere published, hut w (j must he excused for referring especial I; ; to two pieces, namely: The solo am ichorus, "The Laughing Eyes of Othe . J Days," hv two of .Abbeville's faires ,, i daughters, Misses Lucie Moore am . | I'annii; Tiradley; and the chorus, " Even ' ing Echoes," by the senior class. Tlies 'pieces were perfectly rendered am '"j charmed the audience. j t;ih I'Airrixo soxo was written by Miss Kate 1\. Patten Jam! sung by the whole class. The sin;: ' I ing was as good :ts heart would wish " while the sentiment and words of th , song reflected credit upon a poetess o , the highest order. J?| IX COXCI.I'.SIOX, LAI>IKS, ; The Junior would take his leave ci the bright array that has, during tli past few hours, delighted every bod; I with their rich <rems of thought, en circled in well roiintk'd sentences, am ,5}. whose grace iind personal .attraction . must have led captive the hearts of a! who were capable of appreciating "th D j good, the true and the beautiful." W 3* I wish for t'nese young ladies a happ; future,trusting that Time may not, lb 'c|niany years, raise his hand to chisc 11; furrows in faces so beautiful and lovely i We came to your festival with the in I tcntion of giving our readers a true rc f' port ot this, the best, Commencetnen C! that we have ever attended, ami if w ' i have failed to do justice to any or ull < !'Hthc ladies, we will plead, in extenuation '? ! the difficulties under which we labore 101 to make these notes. For a long tim jI we weie in a crowded aisle, and at vari !ous times, when seated, we received tli ""iespecial attention of the gentlemet whose business it was to sue that n gentleman had a seat. n, Tin: Dai/// Count! tutionalinl, pnblisl 11-' cd in Augusta, (_?a., is now a welcom guest 011 our editorial table. None < [ie, the Southern journals display mot id: ability in llieir editorial columns, or e> liej hibil more variety and freshness in thei ' v news and miscellaneous de])artment! " 1 The fame of Jas. R. Randall, the poel I editor is a guarentee, that the papc ss ' will maintain <he highest standard c liberal and progressive journalism. Tii (l * | Cvnstifttfioiifdixl has an interesting co s. j respondence from Abbeville and othe li- sections, and is now a good authority i as South Carolina politics. Our frient " j couhl not subscribe for a better pape ! Semi in your names. i., | at J Tin: warehouse of the Langlpy Cotto '^Factory. was struck by lightning o i (,f flw? lvwf. u'M'lf Jinri <>il J. ! M I'll Ul'OVUlJ VI IU\/ .. .? u., tirely destroyed. The loss will amour ! to uboutonc hutnlrod bales of cotton an IKj fifty bales of manufactured goods, est I mated at from ten to fifteen thousau joj dollars. ^|'j Mr. Jas. R. Cunningham and Mn : Jas. Liddell left on Monday afternoon iy by private conveyance, for Granitevill< Ie to attend the funeral of Mrs. Wm. A 'Giles. ' . v., ouedead. 1 Death of Capt. J. W. Frazier ^ We regret to announce the death of tl a well known citizen at his lionre, n< g ^edar'Spriiigs, in the sixty fifth year 0 ill;? Jag?, after a lingering illness, f Wednesday morning ia$i' He was 1 s centre of a large circle of relativ<fc a s friends who will deeply mourn his-lc i'j lfe was a public spirited citizen^."*#'' g< 1 j neighbor, a warm friend, and;'a kl and indulgent father. His "fcecul o views on religions subjects were w s known, and-he hcld.^hem firmly to I l~ last, l ie recngblzcdtfte existence of t j A11-wise and AAlM'.enevoleiit"'Bcii i,: wlio designed for man a state of futi r< happiness after sufieriug the pur cations of the present. The fune services were held at Cedar >Sprip ?fj where the interment took place, by"H l' . Rev. 11. T. Sfoan. who preached an i ; pressi ve sermon. 7! )fj Dkatu ok Hi: v. T. II. PorMv.-Jjj n many friendsof thisdistinguishedyjil minister of the Paptist Church wjh s pained to hear of his death at Gre? r | wood on Wednesday la>t. He wai M graduate of the Funnan Institute, L' j ableand zealous minister, and an eanli j and devoted Christian. None were m< - highly esteemed or gave greater prom of a briUirttif and useful career. His li j will be keenly felt in the Church ? which Ire was a bright ornament. " Tin: Little Twists.?-The afflict ^ afflicted family of Dr. Jos. L. Press f j of Cedar Springs, have the sympath sjof our people in the sad loss or the nr H twins who died within :i few days each other last week. "In death th were not divided," and sleep side I side in the same grave. An interesting child of our towi . man Mr. G. A. Douglass, died on Frid f last and was burie.l at Long Cune H Saturday. ? ?? ISorae cf tlio Troubles of Going 11 the Country. 1! week the Junior wanted (o * tend the Due West Commenceme ~Jantl after limiting around town for j ! day or (wo, lie succeeded in getting rlwagon in which to make the trip. ? ^ Thursday morning we started oil' j the Commencement and arrived there x good time, when we employed a color - "man and brother" to take care of o L'J wagon and mules during our slay, I | !as we started hack our (rouble co >'rncnced. In the first place our hir 1 > 111:111, unhitched a pair of new halt* . from the nniles, instead of from the tr land we were far on our wnv home 1 - 1 i- [ fore the bailers were missed. When j lillle shower of rain caine up we open ,'our buggy umbrella and had gone 01 ^jhalf mile when (he wire that ho|?i?; I ribs together at the top broke and p j our canva-s down. We next raised I : small umbrella and had gone but a sin j distance, when the wire that holds I i j II ribs together below broke and we \v< l'ncr:iiij in the rain, Presently the whil -tree in front broke, and then we had "jmend lb'* fracture in the rain. \ ! j have forgo ilea she number of times tl ;i we had to get out lo fix Ilu- trace. Kin '! Iv, we '^ot home, tired and w??rn out. ** t * s;a<l>l further injury, ??;ia* hostler c:si 11 next d;'.y for hi-.; pay for hitfauiMciilion mules and for his inattcution to I j hailt-rs. 4 <s> > ???? y \Y>: hrnl the pleasure of a call on S ' nrday last from Mr. (J. IT. Mills w visits this place for the purpose of i pairing pianos, Mr. Mills comes higl -j recommended hy various prominent ( j izens of Charleston, as being profich Jin the business. For years he has tr; cjelcdin Europe and America with t -ihest opera troupes as tuner of inxti jmcnfs. Tn this connection \vc woi t, state that Mr. John A. Calhoun rceo; ij ! mends ?iTr. Mills for a very satisfaeb s jnh performed on an instrument at 1 house. Mr. Mills is a guest of Mr.- C v j houn, where, he may be fouud. Ordi ildeft at Parker & Perrin'sdrug store w '"j receive prompt attention. [j Ox a rccent visifr to Ilodgcs with eiparty of ladies and gentlemen, on c 'I wavtotho Due "West Commencemc j we were all kindly entertoined by Ca j J. X. Cochran, the hospitable propr - lor, with a view of his beautiful lis i! pond, and handsome shrubbery, and t j. pleasure of playing a few games of e Iquet. To Major Vance the parly v j indebted for a full initiation into t ' | mysteries of the game. Capt. Cochr ^ is the popular .Mayor or tiie town, a | pointed out various improvements il; progress, which promise to give incre s J ed cclat to tlie town. 1 e oj Tin-: times now are dull, and the m Y chants are doing but little in the wav j j exchanging goods for money. Wc p . j sumo the farmers are this time bus -j combating the inroads of the grass, ( '-{growth of which has been greatly fav kjed in manv localities by continue O ? * ,{ rains. "It never rains but it pour i, I The ancient force of this proverb 1 d .been greatly revived of late. e | o * I- i e! 1)::. \V. ('. Norwood is about ere i,: ing a fine mansion at Hodges Depot, ?on one of the most desirable local11 !of the town. The Doctor is a man taste uiul has the wealth to gratify j. ! lie is also a skillful ami successful I e mcr ami will prove a givat acquisiti jj- to the town. e Mil. \V. (J. K knnkdv, editor oft |r! True b'out/rron, Sumter, has gn s# up that ^position. The proprietors, M( [_. l):irr& Osteon, say, that it shall ,r their aim, as herotofore, to watch o1 ,f and promote the interest of all good i e ; izcis, and to secure honesty and ecoi r_ iiiy in the administration of public ,r; fairs. ?<?> ?? I ' O.wt citizens.should not lose .sight r the fact that the Auditor's books, for cciving returns, will he closed on I ! 20th inst., after which date a penalty ; 50 per cent will be added to the propc n of all delinquents. Taxes arc hi ii enough without having it increased i- negligence it; ? <r> * " j Tjik regular meeting of Greenw< '* Lodge I. O. G. T. will take place t ^ evening at Templar's Ilall at half-pa: j o'clock. Dialogues and other'recit [will contribute to the interest of 5-1 occasion. t,! ? ?, j Owners of Village lots, of more tli l. five acrcs^should report the samo to I Aud\tor without lelay. v. \^n - . \ ' w" '' ' __ .. f. The Party at Mr. L. W. White's - . Oit "Wednesday evening of the p?r lis week, and given in honor of the rece sac-"happy nuiitials of Mr. (ioo. White ai of- Miss Sallie E. Perriu, was one of t *>n most agreeable and successful of I ;he season, A large party of the young nd both sexes were assembled and ma ?S3. 'good use of their opportunities of enjn >od | ment. Wedding parties are rare at ti nd I season, and the young people made t iai* most of the passing hours. i\jush:, c<> ell versation and all the other accompai the rnents of a pleasant eidortrinnienl, wt an brought into requisition, ami all e tig, joyed themselves to the utmost. T jre supper was superb, and was discuss ifi- with appetites sharpened by the exeil ral ment of other pleasures. A more ph !?<?, sant entertainment is not often en joy c ihe No one entertains more admirably Lh: m.- Mr. White and his accomplished lad and with such a host and hostess I! 'he Pnrl3' <-'"nld not fail of success. .\i a la hour the company dispersed* ,bel _ ;n- 'Gen. McGowau's Party. h: * 3 ft The parly given on last Friday nig - ?l| in honor of the recent nuptials of L IJohn >S. Thompson and Miss Jan )l*0 i j TciTin,attracted a bright array of tl I youth and beauty of Abbeville, and w 0pa superb entertainment. The spacio parlors of tho elegant mansion shoi ! resplendent with the bright robes ai cu' j happy faces of the lovely pair, and i ^ j tracted the admiring gaze of manyg: , j la nt young yen (lumen. 1 "And when the music arose with i ?' voluptuous swell, e.v Soft eyes looked love to eyes that spol by again, And all went merry as a marriage bell To the charms of music and the pie 1sures of conversation were added tl ,l^ j additional enjoyments of the danc which gave variety una zesi u? uif ttertainment and brightened trie pic surc.s of the evening. The galla General and his accomplished fami entertained most admirably, and left i means nnspared to make the party Jit- success. A rich and bounteous supp |>M of good things crowned the other pie ' a sures, and to some, at least, was not tl ^ | least attraction. The company all e )n joyed themselves hugely, and so pa rati lor <it a late hour, in the best of humor wi in themselves and their hospitable entc od tainers. 11 r >ut On* a Visit.?We have had the plc.i m- ure of greeting during the past week ed our town, an old friend and former ci -rs 7,011, Warren Allen, Esq., for mar co, years a resident of IJennettsville, S. je-j Ho has been District Judge, and is no a ('icrk of the Court of Marlboro Count ^d He bears his ago well, and exhibits i ' * * * _ i* _ -r..l 1 ' > j ihe cviticiiccs 01 ;v um*uii uiiu ',e, career. ; ] Ot j * <2"? * ? a I Till-: (7rcciirif/c J'J/ifr] prise nuJ ,1/b?/ i?rt icivcer is a good paper and we are son lie to miss a number, particularly' a nui re ber which, we learn, says somcthii He pleasant about us. Friend JJaile to' send on that missing numbc Ve j and don't neglect us in the future. at j,]. Dm it ever occur to the planters wl n give Mens, that they can raise their ov (oafs cheaper than they can haul co l5,e from the depot, even if the corn w to given to them by the merchant? he At XixKTV-Rtx some planters ga liens for corn at $1.7o a bushel, and th are now soiling their oats to the nu chants at cents per bushel. T ;ll_ farmer who can make such trades hoi that is too sharp to farm. Ie" Tin: system of taking the census ilv the children between six and sixte it- years of age, so often, costs a very co ... J siderable amount. As the law m stands tho census is taken every t\ IV" j years, when once in five years would he j amply sufficient. ru" I Mr. A. C. Young, Post Master at A ild j treville was in our office on yesterda in- and brought us the best of news items )rv!a list of new subscribers to the Pn ; riiul Homier. We commend his exni ; pie to (he imitation of other friends. ,l'~ j We regret to learn of the sieknc prs of Dr. William Tairgart, the well-knov "ill and prominent physician of the Mo j fcrev neighborhood. No one is mc highly esteemed than the Doctor, ! whose sickness could be more rcgrettc a We wish him a speedy cure. ,l" | The Methodists now nave an cxc< n*? lent Sunday School Library he; pt. j Such a library is quite an acquisition ie- the flourishing Sunday School oft jjj.! Church. he Hymn* Books are distributed in t ro_ seats of the Methodist Church for t I use of allcomers. Tu this they set. :as'example to be commended and folio -he ed. an i Miss Euza Calhoun returned a ft nd . days since to Abbeville after a plcasn jn I visit of some length to friends in Clu ileston and Camden. A man in Newcastle, who served fo days 011 a jury, says be is so full of li that it is hard work far him to keep frc or-' cheating somebody. ?M Aw farmer can avoid giving ei^ re- per cent, a month for corn, by sowi ily red oats, they are a sure crop. Th he never rust. or- Tub Serial Story, "Malcolm, t )nB Avenger," is very popular in all s< ,, i tions. At Antrevillu everybody is re: s' ing it. 1 ns Look ot:t for the new story, UT Heir of the Mills," one of the most. ( ciiing stories ever published. Kvci ct- i body should subscribe for the Prcsxa 4.n j Jinn nor in time to read the openi , chapter. IC? i Mr. J. F. C'asfin and family return ' to Ninety-Six, la-4 week from Tex it. ; after nearly live years sail experience ar- . that Stale. ion j Wk f:co. that some of our exchanj 'are helping that Reverend seonnd lluhvurd A. Wilson, of Williamspu IN. V., hy publishing swindling adv "e lisement. If any of our friends wan 'en hill aguins.t that urm they can apply > ?. j us. be ; At.kx Kknxicdy, who farms on C ,cl. honn's Creek is one of the most sctisi ' j colored men in Abbeville County. * ! knows how lo put good watermelf no-!where they will do most good. A! iif-jhasour thanks. Mr. Chaiu.ks Alt,i:x returned to 1 1 *?? < IvKntf' llrt 1 ?1 ?_ f ft i IU()llll?r ! > 1JUI1IC* ill : \ I \ I 11 v >? * of after tin ab-enco of two years in Ge 're- Sla. t{l0 Miss Ella Allen, who 1ms b< - absent for more than a year in l?onnc 1 villc returned last week. Tun young lady with a rain be if?'1 iwill please read last week's notice by ; the Methodist sinking. | Miss MK'olli'M, of Bennetsville, j iti town, tlie guest 01 :\ii\s. Alien. noil | A Boston paper speaks of n boy \\ liis i waa "suppositionably drowned sev ! years ago." ,, Chickens are scarce and conrnii s ; a good price in tlie Abbeville market ^le I Borert Bale Owen, the distingui: ed spiritu alist, has gone crazy. Mrs. James Means, we learn, mn i quite sick. the! Watermelons are no oming i ' market. nagawiHi ih hi u rnnPMnMMMMeMana MONEY Ordku OKI'ICE,?Our;.ja excellent and obliging Postmaster,"* I ist If- W. Lawson, furnishes us with i following notice of change of Fees I Domestic Money Orders. P>y Act IU* j Congress, approved March .*?, 1S75, 1 he' fees for Money Orders have heen chai he led, so that on and after the first day f! July, the fees or commissions will be " ! follows : "ujOn order not exceeding $15 lOcci y- Over $15 and " " $.'?'> '5 ' lis " " " " $40 20 1 , ' " St<) " " " $.",0 l>j 1 Ill-1 TlIK liK-U.XION.OF Oltll's IllCfilMI. iop I!ipi.kh conicft oflTon Mm* lilst Inst: u~|at Walhalla, and promises f<> In- :i jrr.-i irc | occasion. The railroads wi! 1 frun- p >i-1 visitors for one fare, and Ihceyeurs he | will prove a very interesting nnr. J , Ibeville will doubtless be well reptvse w_ ed, and will unite with her m?unl; t-c" sisters fn recalling the memories <>f j a- Viitions endured, and dangers sliai ul. | together. m I Ik-Union* op tiie-E^ami'Tox Lkcji v comes ofl'at (.'olumbiaon the 21st ' stun I. (Jen. Mamptoji will preside, :i a number of distinguished speakers v be present. AW)eV"ille had a promiin place in the Legion, which for so time was commanded by the gall: ZeigliT, and will without doubt ci tribute her aid t<? the interest of the ec bration. ht . .. ? ? , f?> j r IFJ1- i'l'MCSSOr iJOOd, OI L'jI'SKIIIL' I. r. ic,rr< ju one of (he most energetic me if bers of its faculty, and is cspecia lie courteous and hospitable to Strang us visiting Die town. We tender liim ( thanks for kind attentions extent 118 during the recent Commencement. "? Mr. J. W. Ainger, of Charleston, 1 ll' general Soul horn Agent of the Kelei it- .Magazine," called on us on Saturday il- the interests of that valuable maga/.i The "Eclectic" has always had a g< .Southern circulation and deserves it, ' s it is entirely literary, and steers deal politics. |v Q jSIi-:i:iti:r> Iloxni:.?Tho degree #m TjIj.I) was con ferret I by tin? Trustees Erskiue (Jollege, at their last nieetii a" on ilou. (ieorgeClark, thedistin^uisl 10 Attorney-General of Texas. Mr. CI: if, is a young man of excellent pro mi n. and well deserves the honor. a- p-ir Oisv friend Mr. I). A. Smith, nt'lhc I'/nr,ii.i: ollice, who is a skill ?v compositor, rendered us welcome ass; ^ lance in getting out our present iss 10 j Mr. S. and family are enjoying a pie a|ant visit to relatives in Abbeville, a cr; will leave to-day Cor WallmMa. t?!?~ (leneral Homy L. Kenning, In f,c jii prominent lawyer of (iritfin, and CI< {era I in l he la to Confederate army, .d jat his homo in Columbus, (fa., on 1 ?(?: Saturday. ! CK.v. MoCowa.v, on Friday last w< r" j to see the silver coins, (three to a doll which Mr. A. M. Ilill has on exhibits lie ordered lager for the whole crowd is-j Orr: friend Mr. J. C. Bailey, of I in Enterprise and Mountaineer, wus at t .- I Due west Commencement last we< " He savs he will give a glowing accoi ?.V j of his trip. ^'| BSJW Willian.lMon was represented ,w the Due West Commencement by Pri y. jdent Lander ami Pro lessors Weber a dj I Darby. us' lFT}- riymouth Church has voted Hi j ry Ward Bccclier a salary of ?190,1)01 > j tlie present year. It pays to be ;J_ preacher. ... I I'm? W (' IViliet. l.'OW of fJIV< rv | ^ - ? *: ville. is spending some days of his v:i I lion from scholastic labor in Ahhevil i? | ' llefreshrng showers have visil ' the vicinity o|" our town, but we : 'ri still in need of rain here. CSV Professor J. 1J. Patrick, of ( (treenville High School, attended t u> I)ne West Commencement. J.J1 j "NVk learn tliat Saluda Old Town suggested as a fashionable wateri '' place this Slimmer. vc Tru-: Mussr:.s Joxics, of Newber . have been spending' a week or two ;?] AbbevMle. lie | Mr. IVrrin Ward'aw. of Angus as Ga., is now on a visit to friends in I bcville. of Miss Faxnh: Wauw,a\v is now cn guest of Gen. McCJowan. Mil. J as. S. Dickinson left on ? vo urdav last on a visit to Florida. be Jin. ]). 0. Wkiiu has gone on a v to relatives in Charleston. ^ The Next Crop3. n! The New York Commercial Bulletin an article upon the market for the n crops which it concludes with the sfy ,C1S incut that "with a continuance of k'n present flattering crop prospects n_ world over the indications would se ,rC! ' to favor low prices for tlie year to co or and this remark docs not apply to r 'd. staple but to all." The Jiulklin baso I calculations upon three things: a ?]_ I crease in home cunsumption, a decrc t'0> | in immigration, the favorable news fr lo l lOurope and the fact that no war is n jie j being carried in that country, to d i the producer from his farm to the fit As lo homo consumption, there is so he! probability that the amount of food e he 1 sinned ner capita of our population \ an j bo less than last year in consequence w" the derangement of our leading dustries, by winch so large a portion Mv the laboring classes have been deprh uti0' employment* For, although ir_ same has been true to a great extent I present season on account of the strit it must be remembered that theseun nr; ployed men were largely fed out of IW j surplus earnings of former years, wh 1,111 returns of the savings banks in ma fact'iring districts have since been fi lit ly withdrawn to eke out dimiuisl n,f J earnings. These means of support eviso largely reduced as to have a perce; * j ble elleci already upon the labor m ; ket, as seen by the collapse of stri lie all over the country, neetssity al< compelling the surrender. Lower ' id- jjican lessability to purchase, thoi this, doubtless, will be in a mcas ]ie overcome by a corresponding decline >x-; I be cost of commodites. The South ry- States, which have hitherto derived jnl bulk of their supplies of food from ji?r Northwest, and matiufactures from ? | Kas.t, arc raising not only their wh [corn, oals and rye lo a far greater l0(';tent ilian ever before, but arc also n.s? iginning to manufacture I heir own goi 111 j To such an extent i< this true of li ir ( I that u wouiti not DL- .. , T(lf! 'outlet should Ijo practically closed, : i-f! j even a surplus from someof these St: rgi raised lor shipment. This fact ni f r-!have a very decided influence upon 1 a i markets should the crop* prove to he to abundant as now seem probable, j thus appears that, other tilings be j cmjikiI, and probably more' than euoi hie t? overcome the deficit of the 1'ai j^e .States which, as regards wheat, in C )|J8 fornia, is estimated at 2?)0,ntM) lo oU'> lex tons.?C/t)'Oi>ich: and Snitiiicl. his A ( '(?>]> Oat Ciioi*.?A cheering ii ;ek ration for the prosperity of our sect or-iisthe fact that plant?*rs have devi I more attention to grain this year tl ever before. A number of plan ' * 1??>NimIi?i1 ljircro ci . jarouild ii;n v en- 0 ""of <>;tis :i11(i have harvested heavy yie I Our attention was called, yesterday, aM. a considerable (| 11:1 n Li I y, sacked, sen I ?'joneof our merchants by a IJecch Isl I farmer. WeJcarued that the same] is! ty had several hundred bushels of (grain for sale. Such a thing is aln {unexplained hitherto, and, as we n ]ho; tinned above, is a cheering evidence 'on i prosperity. ^ , j * j At least nine out of every ten per? V- | place their umbrellas in an impropei b | sition for drainage after use in a shot j The handle should be turned do * I when the water will run oil* without jury ; otherwise it will run down to nlo top, damageing the cloth and "the i I which holds the ribs together. ' , ... > vMCDM/HMmgmJ UjMaWaPOMMMgMIBaBWMHBBMMBO?P><?OMMMI ? Dry The Broken Bank, dr. ? . the There is mo/e in the suspension of for Hardy Solomon's bank than has been of made public, or is likely to be; but the the State officers' can certainly expIaiD why ig- over' two hundred thousand dollars of were deposited in that bank, much of ' as the money having been taken from banks in which it was unquestionably its. seen re. It is reported that Comptroller Duni*, ' with the idea of ensuring good beha1 vi.or of Treasurer C'ardozo, who was not VT on good terms with Solomon, had urged ,'j,l j Unit as much as $250,000 be placed in ,,,1 I he Solomon hank. Treasurer C'ardozo ... rH'ii.-dl lotrive his consent and we are f.| 1*1 " "* " ~ <T? " jn? i informed that Sir. Dunn subsequently m,. brought (iovernor Chamberlain over to nt- '''* v'('us. and:l large sum was deposijj,, ted at once. It is even said Hint (lit ,rjl whole of the Stale funds which were ,.0(i'Iviiisi in a Charleston bank, not a hundred miles from llii.s oHice, were taken out and .sent to Columbia immediately !>N' after a recent visit of.Mr. Solomon to Treasurer Cardozo, on Sullivan's Island, nd The public give-Mr. Dunn credit fo* ''ill good intentions, but why did he, last nt Winter, so strenuously support the bill, me which (Jovornor Chamberlain vetoed, 1"t making the Solomon Hank a permanent ?n- phtee of deposit for State luuds, and -le- why should Mr. Dunn have been so persistent, as Comptroller-Gener*}*, Tn !oj. requiring. thoiL money t<*.b6|<Ieposited m. there.? Wt? hfi^ald likef- also, to hear l]v whut MrvCardozo has to say about it, g,:,-, and whether the telegram announcing Mll. the suspension of the bank did not cool . , 4 ('hnu-?Vw>rloi n'u fifiUmt nflvnftrtnV of ' the restoration of an honest currency?" In the suspension of the hapless bank [l)c the Stale has received yet another blow. That concern had $43,000 in the Soloi" mon Bank, we are told. >10- The common report is that Mr. Solo >?d mon, holding a lirge amount of claims *'ls against, the State, and having on deposit ' ?H more than $200,000 of public money, suspended payment to force the State to 0f|.settle with him at'par. If this be so, ()f the obtaining of that Slate deposit, u.^ which Mr. Cardozo is said to have opled' posed, was indispensable to the success irk of thesehemc, and it is manifestly imise proper, it seems to us, that Comptroller ' Dunn should have been made the re. ceiver.?Xvws find Courier. of rui ist- Tt is Truly Wonderful, the variety and ue. ingenuity of .the couvenicncies for tlu :is- desk and office?Pens of varied patterns, ltd Inkstands possessing numberless advantages, Letter Files, each one the best, Envelopes of size and qualities infinite It is almost bewildering to enter the large Uroad Street Store of Walker !^; Evans & Cogswell, in Charleston, and see ttie numt>cr of these attractions. Here you find the largest Stationery Mit Stock south of Baltimore, and you onTj ar) have two troubles?first, sufficient cash; in. and second, the difficulty in deciding among the many things offered, each , equally suitable to your wants. tf lie . I rr.. ArflrV. L*!\. | "J lit? pejll'll ITII|1 111 jy^MDOHV, ,, nit I land ami Now Jersey is now estimated al . ten million baskets. All the crops are _ . | magnificent. Nature seems to he exerta. | in^r herself in- the first season of the cen!s,7j tennial period. Some of the papers say 11 that they have failed to find a solitary paragraph in ail their exchanges that >n- speaks in unfavorable terms of (lie growfor ing crops. The season is absolutely pern feet.'and the man who is not grateful for ?")od crops in lioie.-i like these, deserves a touch of starvation. *|Jf..,_ How can the world know n man has j'c. a !-0f,,l I hingunh'ss he advertises his possession of it ??VanderbiH?? * tf* * led ^ ** * **' m. My son deal only with men whorrrtR'erti*e; you will never lo-e by it.?Ben. I Franklin. I,0 Mr. Prossly TJrown recently fell from a straw nen on his farm near Spartan j burg, inflicting injuries, from which he 1 H soon died. :llg . rv '-'Chance koi? a Fkee XorrcE.?Tl iii tway'li a rd ware firm wants a free notice it'can git it by presenting tliis officr :{j, with a pair of scissors, largo size Vl>- We have only one pair in the. house and there are three or'our triangulai the fisticuffs daily over these between tin editor, the associate and the local ;a'L_ TI10 cdilor. who is ox officio treasure and master of exchequer (wo havi irijtimade him give a bond with npprovei security) particularly needs a nev pair with which to clip his coupons they would he valuable to him am the associate also ?.securing editn lias rials. If the new paitfftneft in. it i ext proposed to give the locill the old one* with which to skirmish around amorij Av/.l,.mwia 1 liocn dull limes am ,'.n? ^nfhcr up items. Xow, (rot out }-ou me scissors, . >ne The'lf&o.ve from the Charlotte 01 .its saver is b^.'applicable to our offic that it is inserted in fjood faith, as \v ^ arc in precisely tho same fix. I?W -W jSiDarket Jxeports."5'^ me ~ onV-jJl CORRECTED WEEKLY BY of B A I{ N W K IJ Jj & CO. In- COTTON BROKERS' "i AND DEALEKS IX Jj. ', GENERAL MEUUHAXDISE. the Aisukville, July 14, 1S7-5. ;as. Cotton 13tn31J im-i Fodder, $1.50 per 100 lb the Eggs 15c per dozei ich J Molasses, 5(1 to 100 pergalloi mi-' Flour, $8 to $10 per bt "ce-1 Orouinl l'eas, $2.00 to $2.25per bush led Meal, $1.40 to $1.50 per bushc are | Nails -.08 cents per 1 l>ti- j Oranges -SUe to $1.00 per do/.ei iar-' l'eas, $1.50 per hushc !-< ? I Annies $2.0 one| Bacon, Ju to i iva- Hut tor, 2U to 2 igii Co flee, 25 to a lire Corn, $1.8 in Ciiickcns 15 to 25c cacl f.rn Ni:\v Vokk Noon.?Money 2. Goli I ' 15]. Exchange?long 4,S7?* short 4,80j i'^ State bowls quiet awl steady, excep | |Tennessee, which arc a little better L,.' Cotton (hill and easier; sales GIS?up ?x"j lands 15J; Orleans hi. Futures openci , ~ steady . July 15 15-.':2(W 15]; August) ! 15 15-.;2(;' 15.1 ; September 15',?15 5-32 October "14}, Wheat 102c. l'ork boa LJnsj x _nicss 20,-i(%-20,50. Lard heavy11 {steain lMj^ 13 11-hi. j Cu a i:i,l:sto.\\?Cotton quiet?mid " idling 10:,'. low middling 1 Ij; j.good or utir| ?iinary i:JUol.'J:{ . net receipts S ; export [coastwise 5.'i!); sales 25. . 11 ni:\v Oim.kaxs.?Cotton quiet?mid ".'p 'dling 15i low middling 14}: good ordi nary l.'>; net reeipts 11(1; gross 150 ; exports coastwise !)17 ; sales i?00 j JiOUJsvn.LK.?Flour and wheat quie i land unchanged. Corn steady and lirn - n.? ..rt i??ii I ?7'Jlob'U. 1'itiK | meats?shoulders S'.loSji; clear rib side i. [12; clear sides 12}. l>acon shoulder " I).}. Lard?tierce MJtol-U. Hams, su >ted Sar-cm-c-a l.'!lol.3L i . Cixcina i l l.?Flour quiet and steady "Wheat scarce and firm?i,20tol,27. Con . ? steady and firm?liStoTO. Fork and lan jj neglected. Lull; meats inactive?shoul t*! ders Si;. clear rib sides 11] ; clear side ! j0 j nominal, llacon quiet and unchang and C(lSt. Louis.?Flour quiet, weak and lit il "I tie doing. Wheat higher?i,2?>Slol,27 .. . Corn dull and lower?(iti[to(?S. 1'ork dul sri on..7l l.nnl ,lull mil 1 mill lower?iniM iy. f! nominal? summer 12}. Jiuik meal j <1 it 11 :tiid lower?shoulders N.Uosj ; elea f rih sides llloll;}; clear sides UjJ; Bacoi I dull and lower?shoulders!); clear ril >ons sides 1:2.1; clear sides l:2|tol-i. po- Livhktooi.?I! P. il.?Cotton <jnic .ver. and steady?middling uplands 71 ; ()i wn,! leans 7 7-1(5; sales 10,000, including o,40 , in- American ; speculation and export -5,00 the} o arrive firmer; basis middling upland ,virc J otliing below low middling, deliverabl j eptember or October, 7 o-16. / " '< \ , I . . ' 1'Y- ' ' ' ' Witite Trash.?Tho New York T Herald, commenting upon a recent Civii Kights action by one Smith, 4rf Washington, says: "Kofusingto accept the decree of fclio Fifteenth Amend- jjj mcnt, making white men tho equals * of colored gentlemen, Smith boldly J] closed the doora of his hostelry in the le< face ofpresuming "White trash," who sought comfort and refreshment in a place sacred to colored respectability. ? And now this "white trash" brinirs I Smith into court to compel the colored jj j people to receive him into their inns ,'and society, under .the tyrannical pro- p I visions of the Fifteenth Amendment. 1 Smith has our best sympathy in this j struggle, and wo think the man who ,jpretenda that there is anything like q .'equality between "white trash" and I colored gentlemen must be in a state of ? j mind that would justify the authorities Jj iin Washington in taking active meas,| ures for the protection of tho public by lodgijig this firebrand in Fortress II Monroe until sueh time he had learned toj-ecognize the fact that "the bottom cj rail is on top," and that he had better | w ' ' rr~" - '01 I>IED, ia Granitevillc, on 'Monday w the 12th inst.r Mrn. JANE Y0lJNG8l"ai GILES, wife of Wm. A. Giles, Esq.; Cr and daughter of the late Thomas and w Mary C'Gnningliam, of Monterey, Abbevilie county, j,< husband will ne'er forget l' When'neath her father'9 cot, i He found her like a violet w Within the shady spot." Endowed with all the graces that en- st noble true womanhood?she a happy v bride, accompanied her husband to his js home in Lowndesville, where, for twen- d ty years?as wife, mother, friend, neigh- a 1 bor, and an humble, consistent Christ- ? ian? she endeared herself to all. Just one year ago she bade adieu to relatives and friends in Abbeville, and went with her husband and children, to a new home in Graniteville, where her a j gentle dignity and attractive manners ? , drew the love of strangers to her. We have not learned the nature of her last illness; as it was so sudden that the wires had scarcely dotted "She is 1 extremely ill," ere followed the words ; "She is dead." Whilst her death | ' cioflnocia nr/ii? n InrrrA pitpIa nf t [ j friends and relative?none will mi?s her I j so much as her husband and children. I ' ^ "She hath gone, She lmth left her earthly home, ^ ; They arc in it all alone, u By the hearth a vacant place, i In the heart a lonely space ; Vet her presence leaves a cpel! rl O'er the home she loved so well; j 'Still, her gentle voice they hear, j* "While her shadow falleth near, p 1 StiH her hand is on the door, r And her light step on the floor, She hath hallowed every spot Where she was, and now is not." Her body has been placed by the side : of her first-born, among strangers. Iier A spirit has joined "the ransomed, in that ? City that hath no need of thesuu.ueith ' er of the moon to shine in it; for the u priory of God doth lighten it, and the Lnn'ib is the light thereof. Peace to her nslies! L. C. C. * : F Consignees. The following named porsons have freight in tho Depot: ; T Baker, J M McKay, W & E, Mrs T7 Amanda Johnson, M. W & Co, J W A Crawford, J T Baskin, L H Russell, L L Gutlin, 1 r C. V. HAMMOND, | A<jent. 1 k The following persons have packages i . in the Express olfice. i' M F Thomas, "NV PI Taggart, Miss L e i C Cater, J W W Morrah, J H Wallace, C E Bruce, J A Harris, J D Chalmers, v ' T Baker, J S Cothran, Maxwell, Smith C r & Co, J W Wideman, G T RadclilV, JB1 3 Mosely & Co, A J C'linkscales, T Baker. C ) C. V. HAMMOND, C r Ageut. A i HOTEL ARRIVALS. i Wier's Hotel. J & p JOHN A. WIER, Proprietor. ^ * <i' List of arrivals since last issue:'* r Capt A J C'linkscales, Monterey ; Colj I U V. HurnHnn PnUpshnrv. K () : Col J F! _ Trutland, Columbia, S C; J N Hogan, City; J C Moore, G C Dusenbury, Fort Pickens, SC; J C Hemphill, Medium e Office; Thos Young, Young's Mills, S C'; James Rogers, Jr, Ninety-Six, S C; P A J Murray, Greenwood, SC; S S McBride, ? Willington ; W P Russell, J W Ainger. J C Miller, Charleston, S C; E A Mars, Calhoun's Mills, S C; J S Wilson, = Island Ford, SC; JL)r T P Gary, Ocala, f Florida; Col W C Oats, Eufaula, Ala; C D Farrow, New York ; S M Brown, C o ' T Brown, Crawfordsville, Ga; Br W E d Link, W P Kennedy, Bradley's Mills, S C. . ti The Alston House. ;.S Ul* TIIE MISSES CATER. J Tho following are the arrivals since ,1 last Tuesday: c W B Wlialey, Charleston ; F Butler, 1 Elberton, Ga; E A Mars, \V Mars, E E b Truitt, Calhoun's Mills, S C; F C Fergu- l .. cnn Winehpstor \'n r J A Mood. Knar- I I tanburg; ii Davis, WiJlington ; ErJt.S J 3 Beckham, J B LcRoy, Lowndesville ; 0 (J G Had don, Due West; F A Arnold, o Greenwood. o I) . ; refill,:' t i ?rent inducements a A Large Stock ]^P o x* Sale THIS undersigned contemplates movinj. by Messrs. Ward law it Edwards, an "I of Goods. He, therefore, oilers a variety o j THE USUAL ritK.'IOS. All are invited j with them, as they will be able to get a got: I w? mm ' CHEAP CAS: 0 0 A new lot of WHITE VESTS and s very low prices. June 2'J, 1875, 11-tf #? ,, ' - - - - ? -nil? ? *^7 'V'i' S^'' * 'r^ '** ; 'I'V* ' * ^' '* " -'" "*.' AMES. ? RICHARDSON, :M TRIAL JUSTICE, * DGEFIELD COTJET HOUSE, -1 ; 1 PROMPT attention given to all busisinoss intrusted to ray ccrd. Oat* stion of claims a speciality. April 14th. 1875?3m* . I NICE LINE_OF ' '' ' I ^ ' ~ ''m leacM' ai Brown Ho;espns' retty Slyles Spring Prmts, "v unningham &, Temple ton's11' i '??!? <*?lew Advertisements. 00K A(PTKKo;S 4h 2080 Modfett 'Acfvinor." .It la tho fe4P$99 leapesUxkjR ever published; SS5 pages, VHR^| .'cr ^-jVHTustrations, $ 1.50..'Thousands J&gBM jy it at sight who could not be injccd to purchase the high-priced book^G^* . * eating of Domestic Medicine. Unlike ner oooiis som inrougu ugeutB ^iimn , ... ork is thoroughly uflverUserf ttfrougfa*?^ ltNorth America. This fctt;r together fth the large size, elegant appearance, * id many now features of the book, nises it to sell more rapidly-thttn.^my $ ork ever published in'this country. ; ' ;ZM hose of my agents who have had ex- J ; IsiSr rienee in selling books, say that in nil .. - 2 lcir previous canvassing they never et witli such success or made so large ages, as since commencing the sale of ; y work. For terms and territory, adres.s (inclosing two postage stamps ana#/ y. atmg experience) ii. V. Pierce. World's Dispensary, JiuHUlo, N. Y. ... 'oIn.?Murk envelope "For Publishing' ' ep>_ __ Lctive Canvassing Ag'ts Wanted in every city and district in ' the State of South Carolina to - solicit for the '. . * _/ .., T. lobile Life Insurance Co^ . . : OF MOBILE, ALA. . sound, reliable and progressive Cornpuny. Address, giving references,. H. M. FRIEND, Secretary, fflRA Mobile, Ala.' SPHTMMnrpleHal i i U 111 Ifltemiw poclilv cured l>y DK. BECK'S onlyknown and ' ' ire Itemed j-. SO CHARGE lot treatment ntll cured. Call on or address ' n. r r Tjrrr ii<* .T,Oi* flf. Hi WI **? ??MU ?*i| tx; w- '-..j *nnA WEEK guarantcod to Male . . ; ' )/ / and Female Agents, in iheit icalify. Costs NOTHING to try Jtr"- '* " artieulars Free. P. O. VICKERY ?Ss ' ' >.r:: P., Angutsa, Me^ ? ADVERTISER'S GAZETTE, l Journal of Information for ; v idvertisers. Edition, 9,600 opies. Published weekly. 'erms, $2 per annumr in adance. IVE SPECIMEN COPIES* (DIFFERENT DATES) TO ONE AD- - j - Q DRESS FOR 25 CTS. " " 1' Office No. 41 Park Row, New York? EO. P. ROWELL & CO., ; . : , . Editors and Publishers.; . .eej it Eire tie People! ' : ....v>La WSON'S is the place to' p'urehase " C your STOVES. Remember each"'. * - tove has the following fixtures: 2 pota* *" . - :':h ham boiler, 1 Tea kettle, 1 spider, 1 >ng giiddle, 1 waffle iron, 3 iron pans, Urpnrl nnn. 2 nuddincr and 2 custard ans, 1 large fork, 1 spoon, 1 cake turnr, 1 cotf'ee pot,l dipper and 15 feet pipe, We name below some of the Stove9 resell: CHARTER OAK, FOREST ; ITY, FIRE SIDE, MARION COOK, ? ; LELP, DIRECTOR, STONE WALL, L OTTON STATES, COLUMBIA IOOK, ALL RIGHT, BEST and lC'ORN COOK, warranted by the lanufacturers to last 25 years.* \ / ? * We will send any of the above Stoves .rith fixtures complete, freight paid to )onnaldsville, Belton, Honea Path, ; * lodges, Greenwood, New Market and . >\ / ' ninety Six, at the following prices: ^0. 7, $31 ; No. 8, $36; No. 9, $41. I. W. LAWSON & CO., Abbeville, S. C> Feb. 17, 1875, 45-tf Public Schools Closed. o ; , y'tf : "^IHE Public Schools of Abbevlll? JL county win close on tne nrst a ay f July, and be re-opened on the secotfq t" lay of August. Trustees will note change from Sepember to August. vk - : By order of the Board, J. F. C. DuPRE, I *' / County School Commissioner. . June 23, 1S75, ll-2t . : ; FEATHERS. ? * FOIl sale, a lot of good FEATH- . t>_ El IS. Apply to J. D. CHALMERS & CO. Dcc. 1, 1874.34-tf. - - V' . V $?' . PRICE REDUCED FROM ?1.00 TO -^.Jj 0 CENTS PEE BOX m MEET THE DEMAND FOR A J SAFE AND RELIABLE TT> A T.TT> rt r?TTT A AT T T "H A T1 T JUJLt All XJ XXUU JJ All JLX1/VXX4 t a Price Within the Reach of All. rely Vegetable. Never Known to Fail, VSIOIAXS PRESCRIBE THEM. was Medicine so Deservedly Popular, ia (Hflsl) Buucrs. of Clothing at Oo st! ? next Fall to the Store now occupied 11 desires to open an entire new stock f clothing nnd other goods at HALF to come and bring their spare change ' id .nany goods .for little money,'a STORE. other goo Is to "arrive next week tm> . ?