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The Press and Banner.
ABBEVILLE, S. C.'
Wednesday, May 10, 1876.
Freaks ol College Students.
We learn that a bodv of the Erskine
College students, on Friday night of
the past week, chafing under the
strict enforcement of the rule by the
Faculty of the Female College against'
auy Intercourse between the pupils of
the two Institutions, committed se
" * -1 -J nnnn I
ries or (mgraceiui uo^rcuunvud ?r
the flower gardens ot President Bon
ner and Professor Kennedy, and tore
down the palings which enclosed the
Female College.
There can be no excuse for such out
rages, and they should be punished
with the severest penalties. That
boys should be allowed to take the law
into their own bands and to dictate to
their instructors the terms upon which
they will remain members of the Col
lege affords a sad commentary upon
the prevailing want of discipline.
The trouble with all our colleges is
that they are dependent, to a large ex
tent, upon the attendance of pupils
and that half-way measures ot discip
line are adopted for fear of frightening
off too many students. What they
want, is to have the pruuing hook
vigorously applied, and all unworthy
member* lopped ofZ The rigid rule
enforced by the Faculty of the Female
College commends itself to all right
thinkers; but oven if it did not. what
shadow of excuse can palliate the con
duct of a body of unruly boys, who
gratify private piijue, by 'the commis
sion of some of the meanest acts of
weak and unmanly nature*.
Tbe Junior Exhibitiou at Ersklne
College*
Tbe Junior Exhibition of ?rskine
Coljege came off on Friday evening
last, and furnished a very uleas&nt en
tertainment to a large audience. Tbe
youug men acquitted themselves fine
ly, and the excellent music of the Due
West Brass Band gave variety and
interest to the exercises. The follow
ing was tbe programme of perform
ances:
ORATIONS.
Ad Astra Per Aspera?J. C. S. Briee, Winns
boro, 8. C.
The Spirit of Progression?R. C. Brownlee,
Due West, 8. C.
The Land We Love?L. C. Caldwell, Con
.cord, N. C.
The Anglo Saxons?R. C. Davis, ClarksvHle,
Oa.
Self-Aggrandizeracnt?J. H. Dixon, Char
lotte, V. 0.
A Heroine In Arms?W. B.jDoaglas?, Winns
boro, 8, C
Duty?8. W. Hardon, Due West, S. C.
"Truth Is Beautiful and Abiding"?J. K
JJenry, Chester, 8. C.
The Emerald Isle?D. H. Maglll, Due West,
8. C.
Amor Glory?C. E. McDonald, Youngsvslle,
a- C
+ 4^ +
Demakb for Corn ?On Friday
preceeding sule day some five car loads
of corn averaging 300 bushels each?or
"ggregatiug 1500 bushels, arrived here,
and were sold out, partly for cash atid
partly .?uJJens, by tne loilowitig mod
day. This is theVay that the money
?oes, and the above is a fair sample of
>ur corn-buying experience. Tlie de
nand for corn is principally in this
month, and as large crops of small
grain have been planted, we may hope
;Chat the corn famine may soon be
.over. We hope to live to ?ee the day
when notasingle bushel of corn shall
oe imported into this commuuity.
Jurors for May Term.?Asa
Bowie, A M Dodson, Sam Evans, J.
P. Young, Edward Holloway, Johu
Lyon, Jamej M White, D O Haw
thorn, Lewis H Drenitan, Ja?ne? A
Walker, Frank Smith, W C Martin,
James McGee, John Roid, . William
Searles, John Ballard, Sam Wright,
James A Me TI wain, Johu Diggs, Man
uel Pettigrew, J A Ellis. Henry Sam
uels, Robert McBride. P. H Bradley,
i;nrisiopner ji,wis, ivimuim uaKer, i\,
Edwards, James H Jones, Newton
lleid, Willis Smith, B W Allen, J L
Hughey, H T Tustin, John Bibbs.
Miles More, G P O'Neill.
Entertainment of the Cornet
BAKD.?-TheJ?an<J Will give the second
of their choice musical entertainments
at their hall on Friday night. The
success of the last exhibition hat*
whetted the musical appetite for addi
tional performances of the same sort,
and we may hence anticipat< a large
attendance^ and an attractive pro
gramme of performances. The Cor-;
net Band will be assisted by the Mioses
Morse and Rooney of the Due West
Female College. * Refreshments will
be served as before, and on this
evening by the ladies uf thq^res
byteriau church.'
A Thousand Dollar Bill.?The
finest bale of cotton in the world was
crown in Phillips county, Arkansas,
by Mr. William Tavlor, of South Car
lina. Tlie Cotton Exchange4of Mem
phis, Tennessee awarded him a pre
mium of The bale was covered with
blue rep silk, with the colors and coat
of arms of Arkansas, (he ties were
galvanized, and Mr. Taylor's name
was stamped upon it in gilt letters. It
was then photographed, and with a
satin bill of lading, was shipped in a
palace car to the centennial.
We are indebted to our townsman
"Wm. H. Parker Esq. for a specimen of
some of the finest strawberries that we
have seen. They were large ripe and
juicy aud hard to beat they were call
ed by the proprietor the "Parker
strawberry" having been improved by
cultivation from a wild variety.
Beef Market. ? Mr. Edward
Roche proposes to furnish our citizens
good beef twice a week, at reasonable
rates. His wagon will be driven to
each one's door, and the beef weighed
out iu quantities to suit. It is a. good
move and we trust will be well pat
ronized.
Admitted to the Bar.?Our
young Mr. M. P. DeBruhl, was admit
ted to the Bar iu Columbia last week.
Mr. DeBruhl is a young man of fine
oit/1 liurh jliuI hiH'
many friends iii this community will
be pleased to hear of his future suc
cess.
Rev. John Kershaw and W. H.
Parker, Esq., went down on yester
day, and the Junior this morning, as
the representatives of Trinity Church
in the'Episcopal Covention which
meets in Columbia to day.
Barnwell & Co.'s new store is re
joicing in a fresh coatof paint, applied
by the skillful brush of Mr. Smith,
who has given to the exterior front a
rich sandstone color, and to the doors
an excellent imitation of maple.
Mr Jacob Miller exhibited to us
a few days since a growing plant of
the Egyptian corn which is provided
with a long tap-root and is said to be
? * ?.*
proof agamsi wie uiuugui m wc
Southern Summer.
Tax Executions.?Some twelve or
fifteen hundred tux executions have
been issued against defaulters by the
County Treasurer, and his deputies
are now actively engaged in serving
process. There is no escape.
Mrs. Jane ELrnkrdy, of the vi
cinity, of Abbeville, died on Monday
last, at an advanced age. Rev. Mr.
Wightman held the funeral shryices
yesterday at her late residence, after
which she was buried at Lebanon.
Pic-Nic at BnooKs' Milt.. ? A
pleasant pic-nic came ofF at tiroona
Mill on Saturday. A nice dinner was
served, and the young people enjoyed
themselves especially in danciifg.
A DEFECTIVE treslle about a mile
from the village on the Branch road
provented the running of the cars to
Hodges on Monday afternoon, and
hence we got no up-mail.
Captain L. J. ItadclifTe has been
elected Chief of Police in Columbia,
and a change for the better is antici
pated iu the administration of the of
fice.
Mrs. S. E. DeBrtjhl, has "present
ed to us some of the largest and finest
strawberries of the season. Uhey
were larger than any we have seen,
with other good qualities to match.
Captain John Carter a worthy citi
zen of Cokesbury, died last week of
consumption, aged about sixty-five
years.
The frequent rains have been very
beneficial to the grahi crops.
The Democratic Convention.
One of the wisest and most discreet
political bodies which ever assembled
in this State to concert measures for
the advancement of the public good,
met last week in Columbia, and after
a wise forbearance in abstaining from
any action looking to the announce
ment of a policy, contented itself with
electing a delegation to St. Louis, and
a State Executive Committee, and
then adjourned. A finer body of men
could scarcely be found, representing
the intelligence and public spirit of
the State, and at the same time that
wise conservatism, which prevails so
largely among the young men of the
State, and which lias resulted from
the troubles of the war and the subse
quent reconstruction trials. The
touchstone of the prevailing senti
ment of the body was the report of
the Committee on Resolutions; and its
adoption by a vote of 70 to 40, showed
that the Convention was determined
to confine itself strictly to the purposes
for which it had assembled. The key
note of the subsequent declaration of
the Committee was sounded in the
opening speech of Gen. Kershaw, who
j .-.I ?i.? ?
ucprcuticu iiic nuufjuuii ui u j/mu ui
the campaign until the enemy had
disclosed somewhat the nature of his
operations. Whilst there was less
gasconading, aud less speech-making
than was usual in such bodies, there
was hence a more determined spirit
and a more honeful resolve to abate
nothing in word or deed to secure the
desired triumph. There seems to be
as the result of this firm resolve to
achieve a victory, the most hopeful
augurie*of Buccess.
The Joubnal of Commerce, the
new Charleston daily, made its appear
ance during the past week and is now
a regular guest at our table. The pa
per cotues with a tiue display of ad
vertisements and a varied aud at
tractive miscellany. It has been
founded on a solid basis, aud doubt
lexs will command the staunch sup
port of the good people of the State,
it is published at the low price of ?8
for the daily, per annum ; $4 for six
months.
we are lnaeotea to v-apc. a. v. owuu,
ibe active and courteous agent of the
Walton. Wliann & Co. fertilizers, for
a "Visitor's (iuide to the Centennial
Exposition," a valuable hand book of
reference to persons contemplating a
visit to Philadelphia.
Photography.?Mr. J. E. Huuter
has opened a photographic gallery in
our town. He comes well recom
mended, and we commend him to the
patronage of our frieuds.
We are pleased to greet again our
old friend the Columbia Phoenix,
which made its re-appearauce on yes
terday, and promises to be a regular
visitor. Our best wishes go wiiu it.
See the advertisement of Dr Town
scud. He is a reliable gentleman, and
a good merchant. He will make a
visit to his handsome store to your in
terest.
Several matters are unavoidably
omitted this week.
LEE AND McGOWAN.
An Account of the Battle of Spotsyl
vauia Court House*.
The battle at Spotsylvania Court
House was, in many respects, the
most fiercely contested struggle of the
war. At times the contending lines
were but a few feet apart. Hancock's
veteran corps, after a desperate charge
in massed columns, and under cover
of darkness, which for a lime met
with resistance as stubborn as it was
graud and heroic, carried a portion of
Ituliiml irlilrili tifnnrl ?
line of our troops, who, during the
previous seven days' fighting, had no
oly upheld the martial renown of the
Army of Northern Virginia. To re
avke the work, another division was
ordered forward. Under a murder
ous lire of musketry and artillery they
advanced to the attaek. On reaching
the outer line of fortifications it was
found that our forces did not extend
far enough to the right. McGowan's
brigade was ordered right flank by file'
and moved in that direction at the
double-quick. The ground was slip
pery from the rain and crimson with
gore.
By this time the musketry had in
creased until ifcwas one continual roar.
Yefron, preyed the valiant line in
a raking, deadly lire from front
and flank stayed theui not. Their be
lovedH-ommander, the fearless and
chivalroUfySnmuel McGowan-jj^uut
euLon Tils TJray charger, MB' Clarion
Vfnce rising ehearfully above tlie roar
and din of buttle, wan there, and where
he led they were sure to follow. The
ear of memory still hears the voice of
the genial, intrepid Lieutenant Col.
Shooter, as he shouted, "General
McGowan, do dismount.; you are too
conspicuous a mark," and immediate
ly fell, mortally wounded. The goal
was reached and won, hut at what a
fearful sacrifice! It left sorrowing
hearts in many u Carolina home, and
on that dark and dismal night slept
hundreds iu their red battle shrouds
in the bivouac of the dead.
Gen. McGowan received a severe
wound, and, in riding to the fieJd hos
pital to have it dreused, he met his rev
ered friend and world-renowned com
mander, Geu. R. E. Lee, when the
following colloquy took place: "Gen
eral, I am wounded, and am now
seekiug a surgeou." A sliijht smile
suffused itself over Ins majestic coun
tenance as he replied : "Only wound
ed! I am agreeably surprised that
you were not killed. You are the largest
officer in the army, (Jen. McGowau,
jaud you ride the largest horse."
The New Attorney General.?
I Major William Stone, who Is appoint
ed Attorney General to fill the vacan
jey caused by the resignation of the
j Hon. 8. VV. Melton, ./as born in East
i Much ins. Me., in 1842. and passed his
early life in Massachusetts." In 1871,
lie ent' red the Union army as a pri
vate in the 19th Massachusetts Volun
teers, and in that capacity served in
the army of the Potomac. At
Slmrpsburg, he was severely wounded,
and at Gettysburg he was equally un
fortunate. * He was subsequently
transferred 49 the Veteran Reserve
Corps, and was promoted to the rank
of captain and brevet major. In 1867,
he received an appointment as first
lieutenant in the regular aruiv, which
IwJ.I 107rt tl.l-.or. ?.o
resigned. For some time after the
war closed he was on duty in the
Freeduian's Bureau, and was station
ed at Anderson, Aiken and Columbia,
in this State, and at Louisville, Ky.
After leaving the army, be commenc
ed the practice of law in Charleston,
in connection with Maj. D. T. Corbin.
In 1871, he was appointed Assistant
United Siates District Attorney for
South Carolina, which position he has
since held. Maj. Stone is small in per
son, pleasant in manners, a hard
nn/l on ohlo o rwl nnriirlit
OtUUCIll, UllU All nviw Mil V. ?* /
member of the Charleston bar. Many
important matters will claim the at
tention of the new Attorney General,
and it is presumed that he will begiu
work at once.?News and Courier.
Supreme Court.?The following
cases from this county were argued be
fore the Supreme Court last week :?
L. P. Gutflu, Sheriff, appellant, V9.
J. B. lugrahatn et al., respondent?.
Mr. Cothran for appellant; Messrs.
Thomson and Burt for respondents ;
Mr. Cothran in reply.
Washington L. Prince, appellant,
vs. Drayton Nance, respondent. Mr.
Thomsou for appellant; Mr. Coth
ran for respondent; Mr. Thomson in
reply.
Wolf Rosenberg, respondent, vs.
David Lewi, appellant. Mr. Burt for
appellant; Mr. Thomson for respond
ent; Mr. Burt in reply.
, Is Your Life Worth 10 Cents?
Sickness prevails everywhere, and ev
erybody complains of some disease dur
ing their life. When sick, the object is to
got well; now to say plainly that 110 per
son in this world that is suffering with
Dyspepsia, Liver Complaint and its ef
fects; such as Indigestion, Costiveness,
Sick Headache, Sour Stomach, Heart
Burn, palpitation of ifae Heart, Depress
ed spirits, Biliousness, <fec., can take
Green's August Flower,.without get
ting relief and cure. If yon doubt this
go to your Druggist W. T. Penney and
get a Sample Bottle for 10 cents and try
ft Regular site 75 cents. Two doses
will relieve you. if
Abbeville Hotels.
REMINISCENCES OF ABBEVILLE
BY AN^X-ABBEVILLIAN OF
OVER FORTY YEARS. F
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The Hotels at Abbeville in 1834, were c
Allen's, Kyle's, and. part of the year, t
Posey's?Kyle only had a sign?all in '
a row. John Allen kept on the lower v
corner, Kyle in the middle, and Po- 1
sey ou the comer across and south of ^
Major Alston's/ All of their houses 11
were ancient and wooden and like 1
Mrs. Vaughan as described by her 1
himhand "homel'i." and the elder and- '
lower part of Posey's, nee Taggart's, J
looked as if built of the refuse timber t
of Noah's ark. Architecture was a e
sucking baby at their conception. No 1
pi intea bills of fare "could be found on e
their tables; but you could get a 8
strong cup of Java, Laguyra or Rio ; v
hatu and eggs, chicken, turkey, and I
juicy steak not a la mode, boiled, F
broiled, baked or stewed ; bread of all 1
kinds, with spices, sauces and vegeta
bles in season, and pies, tarts, custards *
and puddings; indeed the inner man '
could ask no betUr. A mattress of f
hair or wool, (it was before the age of '
springs,) or beds as soft as down, with J
clean linen and cotton, you could get; 1
but with their arrays of Mahalas, a
Anacas, Rachaels Dollys, Susans, Sa- 1
rahs and Lucys, with their steaming 8
alwaj's, they could not insure you
from nocturnal invasions from deni- r
zens of the walls standing before the a
proprietors were born. These women, ?
"Fought like brave men long and well, c
They piled thcfloor* with motlem slain;" S
but toe relief was only tempo- t
rary. It was grievous; but who could
help it? Tiie most destructive of all 1
elements has long since done its work, J
and let these raiders and their sad re
it..- 1? t
memorance go wnii wte/r jwuco.
There were several things "to be ob- s
served" about these proprietors, to wit, t
their uon-chalance and inattention to t
travelers, after the former had intro- c
duced the latter to their waiters and t
hostlers; and indeed their manners s
would have indicated that they were i
private gentlemen, entertaining yon an t
overnight to aceotntnodateyou. There t
were no Bonifaces among them sml- d
ling on you for your custom and to s
take your insul'.s, for the slightest t
misbehavior would cost your expul- b
sion, with such additional** as each t
cuse required, whether you could trace 1'
your liueage to William the Con- J
querer, or could not tell who your 0
daddy was. The pass-words were v
"clean clothes" and "good behavior." f
John Allen was a large ana powenui
man ; had been auergcantof llegular.s
of the war of 1812, aud never lost the
step?"28 inched, common time."?
very reticent and rarely spoke. Hia
was the colJar grip, and I never saw
one that could hold him at anchor.
W. Hunter Kyle was a small compact
man and used seasoned hickory, a
supply of which he kept ported at in
tervals, aud could wield with such
rapidity that you could hear the blows
without seeing the stick. B. Lane Po
sey was medium size and was more
versatile and used first, foot, chair,
shovel, and on more than Que occa
sion tongs. He was neither as quick
as Kyle, nor as slow as Allen ; but
when he started on one or two at a
time, he or they had to go before him.
Indeed my seeing, reading and hear
ing gives me no impression of any
thing more independent ana cnivai
ric than Abbeville Hotel running
from 1834 and into the "forties." It
was a day of brandy toddiea, stilted
pride and and "foolish notions," of 1
which private war was the legitimate f
offspring, and the destruction of t
which within the last fifteen years is ?i
the only oasis in the desert. The pro- v
prietors were by nature "game" men. t
and if Abbeville had been required to q
furnish six they would have been con- t
scripted as three of them. "Your bet- t
tew "and the most genteel deport- fi
merit was not at that day confined to
the vulgar ulone, and their business c
was not as aristocratic as lawyering, v
doctering, or even stationary rag-sell- 1'
ing, while they felt quite so them- c
selves, and allowed no unproportioned 1
thought its act, by word or deed in their t
presence, join; mid ...
tliink) 1836, and his estimable widow "
continued for many years to keep up t
the establishment. Kyle wpnt to P
Mississippi in 1837, aud Posey con- t
tinued to 1843. The latter will long be c
remembered for his originality and pe- n
culiarities. He was a man auigeneris;
born on the banks of the Potomac, his
father when he was a child became !
the owner and proprietor of old Bcuf- ?
flet'?wn. Abbeville, and perhaps ltum
ed it. They weie of the most wealthy c
family of Maryland: but their end of p
it broke down in time for the present i:
subject to tind himself at ten years old 1;
h?>r-A'peu two bundles of a dIow to sun- t
port himself, a widowed invalid s
mother and two negro paupers, her fi- c
nancinl remains of $30,000 in cash and
near a htiudred slaves inherited by
her. A heavy load truly for the poor :
little fellow : but he was of good met
al, had the true ring, and never lost it. .
Tobacco paid well, and he made it and
rolled it to Charleston himself Tor j
eight years, losing the advantages of
early hook education, until at eighteen ,
years, he made in addtion a "ten .
strike" on a peach orchard, in .great .
part of his own planting, which turn
ed out one season three hundred gallons
of superior brandy, in demand tho9e *:
days. This he spent on his education,
and soon became a superior arithraeti- l.
cian, grammarian and historian, and ?
? - ? 1 ? V
UlUglU suiiooi a iiumner ui jeaio, nr
structing some who afterwards attain
ed eminence from no higher start or
further continuance than his school.
, He was a flrstclass business man, and .
became the Deputy Sheriff of Laurens t
and randpfe ofiice 12 years, giving the
bond, attending to all its duties and <
paying the owners nominal sums as
the fruits of "popularity." He made
quite $45,000 with its increase during =
his tenure; was never a candidate, as ,
I he got it cheap enough any way. gave ,
great satisfaction and was respected
hut not "popular," because he would r
not have flattered Neptune for his tri
dent, nor Jove for his vote. He "
bought back the favorite family ne- *
groes that had been sold to pay for the
extravagence and security debts of his ,
father, and had to support them. His
otliciai duties required all his time, *
and eight grown hands made on an >
average, one thousand pounds of f
A/tMnn a oii flKnSnn/itr i\f urhpnf (IllH
niib tvuun, a ouuiviviivj v* ?> >?vmv| ?> % (
about half enough corn and meat to
feed them. Still every thing about *
him lived well, if even the funds had J
to come from elsewhere. The land
lay one and one-half miles above Lau
rens, C. H., was "poor and sandy J
too," but not a full excuse for suck '
farming. He loaned his money and s
bought notes not due nor under seal;
and having purchased one on an Ab- j:
beville Doctor and slow pay took Tag- .
gart's Hotel in settlement and paid the
balance in cash. The failure of his
health, and to try to make his retinue
of recherche cooks and washerwomen *
self-supporting, and to school his chil
dren, induced mm?ne couiu manage
his money any where?to occupy the "
Taggart's Hotel and as a Hotel, and '
having become largely the creditor of
Kyle, took his Hotel in settlement,
and ran both, or let them ruu. James
Wardlaw and Major Alston could have
realized more from the sale of their
property, in planting ; but Posey was
the third iu means and the monied
man of the town. He was no sbylock
nor extortioner, as evidenced by youi
i-u/.nrHo that r\f hmwIpoHc r\ liirliriYvan^u
in liia favor, not one was ever foreclos
ed by him, or at his instauce. He
aimed at safety ar.d security and that
be knew what tbey were and how to
obtain them, is evidenced by the fact
that he carried $35,000 through the
crash of 1837, and never lost a debt.
When the law exempted nothing, he
paid as acting sheriff for beds subject
to levy, rather than turu sick women
off, and left money to supply medi
cine and dainties. He could and
would fight a regiment on a point
ipf honor, but could not see a chicken
Killed, nor whip a child or negro, for
misbehavior or disobedience. He
once owed one of his sons a thrashing,
and went with funds to settle, but It
cost him such agony and tears that his
creditor excused him. A marked pe
culiarity of his was bis hatred of the
canine race, especially in a house.
There was no "Love me love my dog"
with him; and bis best friend could
tot come into bis house followed by
lis dog. He skipped them in boy
iood by never owning nor petting
ne. This peculiarity was well
;nown, and some mischievous boy sad
ertised in his name, "Dogs wanted,
ur which the highest prices will be
>aid." Soon his door was beset by
ininitiated owners with their dilapi
lated Trays, Blanches and sweet
learts. He rebuffed one white and
me colored, and retired leaving a sen
inel in position, with this injunction :
'Tell him to leave instanter or I will
year out a cowhide on him; and you
eport to me his failure to comply."'
L'he supply soou ceased. He suffered
nany years from a most singular
lisease of the heart, that baffled all
nedical skill and caused his prema
ure death in 1843. It, in his latter
-ears, affected his mind and gave a
ictulance to hie conduct, unknown in
arly life and foreign to his nature.
Pliose grey locks that won for him so
arly the appellation of "Old roan Po
ey" was the effect of disease for
vnich he was in no wise responsible.
' ItA
\o man ever rau u me ucaici mc
>lummet of the Golden Rule, and he
lever laid the hand or finger of wrong
?r oppression upon a mortal or Immor
al being, excepting dogs. And per
ormed many actsof kindness the world
lever knew. He wrote a beautiful
mnd, and wasarsuperior eplstolarian.
n signing his name the B. and P. face
o the front, but his L between looked
is if pulling on its face at the foot of
\ He never touched, nor would a
teel pen.
What I have stated will be recog
lized as part of the men of the day,
,nd due as a part of the annals of the
ilden time, and I have protracted this
letail, not because others do not d&
erveasmuch, but because I knew
he subject well. * * *
Granger Sam' on the Oats Crop, dec.
Editor Press and Banner:
If cotton is King, oat?, should cer
ainly be crowned as his Queen. The
mxiety which was felt a few days ago
hi account of the dry weather and
he effect it would have on the oat
rop, has no parallel in the history of
he country. The anxiety was inten
ified when those who are depending
ipon this crop to carry them through
he plowing season learned that if the
;rop failed they would be utterly un
ions, a? it would be a financial impos
ibility for our merchants to do more
han they are toward relieving them,
ut Providence helps those who help
hemselves and all farmers who fol
r>wed the oft repeated advice of the
?rc88 and Banner, were made happy
n the 1st by abundant showers,
rhich amounted in some localities to a
reshet. Oats sown early in the fall
re as good as made 80 far as moisture
* concerned. So far as the observa
ion of the writer extends they are
imply as good as the land will bring
nd we expcct to hear of Borne fields
ike that grown at White Hall last
eason when eleven hundred bushels
fere gathered by Captaiu Wilkerson
rom twenty-two acres. From what
;e can learn there is the largest crop
n h?wwl pvpr awn. hut stranire to sav
t is confined to our county. In An
erson, Laurens and Edgefield cotton
i still King, rules with absolute sway,
hey must crown the Queen or the
Cingdotn will never be prosperous.
The wheat crop promises to be at
east an average oue; we hear of rus?
u some localities.
Hard times is the cry among the
ilantcrs. The exclusive planting of
otton ; the recklessuess practiced In
iuying on a credit counting on large
ropa and high prices to enable them
o pay up; The passage of the ruinous
jien law, enabling negroes with hard
y enough sense to plough a straight
u'.tow, 10 iarm 011 wuiti. uil-j itiiu
heir own book ; the Jarge per ceut of
iou producers among the nation's
mrds are a few of the many causes
hat brought them about. The more
uickly the grumbling about hard
imes is stopped and the farmers go
o work and stop the causes, the better
ur the country: We learn that.on
ust Saturday there was not a grain of
orn at Abbeville. The "/,ean" men
rere badly disappointed; th'is thing of
laving your smoke house and corn
rib in tl^e West two thousand miles
rom home is rather inconvenient.
Some times, tliere is one pecul
nrity about the horses owned by these
lean" men they are invariably nigh in
he bone and low in the flesh, we hope
or the mules sake if not for their own
hey will sow oats. Next fall experi
nceisa dear school but the "Zea/i"
ueu will learn in no other.
That ably conducted journal, the
Wimboro J\'cw8, makes the following
neution of our enlargement:?
"The Abbeville Press and Banner
omes to us greatly enlarged and im
H'oved, This is one or the oldest
lewspapers in South Caroliua, and it
las been constantly rising in the es
eem of the people. We trust its new
tep forward will b? attended with iu
rpiisfid uroso^ritV."
The Keowce Courier which is, as
very body knows, printed atthethriv
ng town of Walhalla, under the
hadow of the Blue Kidge, has always
teen a good paper, well tilled with the
ery best matter of every kind. Mr.
). A. Smith, who our people will re
nember as being once connected with
his office, is now one of tbe proprie
ors of that paper, and we trust that
ie may grow rich, as we know that
le mustgrow fat in the bracing atmos
>here of the mountains. That paper
lotices our enlurgeiueut thus:
"The Abbeville Press and Banner
las beej^ recently enlarged and other
vise improved. It is now the largest
ireekly, we believe, in the State. It
on tains a great vai^ety of reading
natter. Mr. Lee, the chief editor, is
ti excellent writer, while Mr. Wilson,
he Junior partuer, is a practical prin
er, ana wonts wuu ma pen uo wcu
mh the type. He writes up the local
lepartment of his paper."
The Pickena Sentinel last week |
;ave us a hue notice and our neighbor <
vill please except our thanks for bis
?igh appreciation of us, as well as for -J
lie handsome manner in which be j
vas pleased to speak of our paper.
I'he Sentinel is a good paper which is |
ilways on the right side of every im- (
>ortant question. ,
"The Abbeville Press and Banner is
tie of our most valuable exchanges, i
:t has been recently enlarged and (
jreatly improved. Its selections are j
nade with care and taste, and its edi
torial columns are ^ach week ably
illed with the freshest'and spiciest
natter. Its typographical and ine- 1
ihanical execution can scarcely be ex
lelled. May tlie Press and Banner
ongwave!" 1
The Darlington Southerner, from .
vhich paper our readers will remem- (
jerthat we have in times past copied
ome excellent articles, speaks right ,
>utaud says a good word for us. In
>ur notice of that paper a few weeks
igo, we inadvertently called it the
)rangeburg Southerner. The editor
vill, of course, excuse us for thatover
light, when he knows how highly we
ippreciate his paper. He says:
"The Abbeville Fress and Manner?
ihvays having been a good newspaper
-has adopted the "patent outside"
ilan, with nine colums, and is now
imong the best in the land, with as j
nuch good reading as any ordinal ?
lubscriber requires, and probably as >
nuch as any one would want. Suc
;es8 to tiie J'rcss and Banner, for it
ichly deserves it.
The Sumter True Southron, which
japer has ever, early and late, at all
lines, and under all circumstances, j
itruck out squarely from theshoulders ,
V>r the cause of Democracy and re
orm, notices our enlargement in the
following words:
"TIip Abbeville Press and Banner
ias been enlarged aud otherwise Im
proved in appearance. It now comes
o us with nine columns to a
sage, all elegantly printed, and cor
respondingly well edited. Messrs.
Lee & Wilson are good newspaper
tien, and we hope they have a large
list of paying subscribers."
Our neighbor of the Aiken Courier
fournal speaks a good word for us
in the following paragraph. Much
obliged brother McKay, may you live
long and prosper:?
"The Abbeville Prex* and Banner
jomes lo us now greatly improved and
ind enlarged. It is oueof the best pa- <
pers iu the State, and ought to have
iu extensive circulation in that intel
ligent up country reading communl
Abbeville Long Ago. ;
EARLY HISTORY OF THE CAL
HOUN SETTLEMENT.
Alejymder Calhoun?Uncle Alllck,
is he was affectionately known?was
;he brother of Farmet Billy. He was
Dorn in 1776 and no man ever bad
more of the spirit of independence.
Be was brave, truthful and honest,
ind it may be said of him that he was
ane of "nature's?nobIemen" without
fear and without reproach. There
was 110 circumlocution about him. In
addressing others or speaking of them,
lie used no title or other prefix to their
names, but they were "Jones,"
"Smith," &c. If he could not at once
recall the names of his younger ac
quaintances his hearty "good morn
ing, boy," was never construed into
disrespect. He married Miss Kitty
Johnson, by whom he had one child
Mrs. Tilman. of your town. His Wife
died young. He never contracted a
second marriage, and declining the re
peated invitations and entreaties of
Mr. and Mrs. Tillman to make his
borne with them, he remained on his
farm, surrounded by the scenes of his
vouth, with the respect of his neigh
bars and in the enjoyment of an abun
dant competence. He died in 1845.
Mr. Calhoun served in the Creek
war under General Jackson in 1813.
He was a private in the old Abbeville
Artillery compauy, which formed a
Batterv, by uniting with a company
from Waterloo, iu Laurens County,
under the command of Capt. Buwen.
riie Abbeville company was com
manded by Lieut. James Noble. Un
cle A Hick, though somewhat taciturn,
was cheerful and always ready to pro
mote the happiness of others?and
sometimes when he would meet with
:>ne a little stuck up, be would render
Lf? ? ?^fltar foblnop fhp
HI HI U1U1C WlillUlMUlC Sfj M?0?U0
starch out of hiui. On one occasion,
one of his nearest neighbors had a
rery fine beef. Same of the young
Nimruds held a meeting and agreed,
if the owner would take a certain
number of shots, they would take the
remainder and have a "shooting
match." The arrangement was soon
made and the time and place of meet
ing appointed. When the day arriv
ed it was found that four
shots, amounting to one dollar, bad
not been paid for, and as. funds
were exhausted, and the owner
insisted upon its being a cash business,
the whole thing was likely to "fall
through." A bright idea entered one
if the boy's head : "Get Uncle Allick
to take the four shots. He won't
ahoot, and if he does, he can't hit the
tree.'' Two of the party were appoin t
3d to wait on him and obtain his sub
scription. He quickly perceived their
object, paid the money and Informed
them that he would attend and shoot
for himself. A busy scene followed?
boys grew to manhood ; and while the
Jistance was being measured, the tar
jet placed and the "rest" fixed?talked
loualy of what they had done, and
jonfidently of what they expected to
do, each asserting that he intended to
Jrive the beef home before him. At
this stage Uncle Allick arrived. The
judges were selected, ana ine uoy?
having blown in their guns for "luck,"
the firing began. At the close, the
fudges, by a rule recognized at shoot
ing matches, divided the beef into five
quarters?three of which were assign
ed to the original owner, and two to
Uncle Allick. The starch was taken
jutof us. We wilted. Slowly and
jadly we returued home, wiser, if not
better boys.
The writer remembers, on another
occasion, when he, with some other
thoughtless youngsters, undertook *o
frighten Uncle Allick. We fixed up
Lhe most awful bugaboo which our im
agination couiu conceive, wuu kjcoi
red eyes and a tremendous pair of
horns, and we walked about two miles
in a cold winter night. After reaching
his house, and reconhoitering the
premises, we found the old man alone,
fitting by the fire, near a small win
dow. All things being ready and we
nearly bursting with the idea of see
ing Uncle Aliick scampering about
the house like a scared girl from a
"hideous mouse," we rapped at the
window. "Who's there,'' inquired
Uncle Alliok. without changing his
position, which was answered by a
louder rapping at the window. At
this old gertleman without rising,
reached out his hand and flung open
the blind?then our "horrible mons
ter" was presented at the opening.
Taking in the situation at a glance,
-Lia; 1j
and considering u a case wmuu cumu
be better attended to by another, he
called his waiting man,?"Wilson,
come to your raossa, boy, the devil's
come for your massa." We did the
scampering, like a parcel of scared
boy9, as we were. A few minutes
longer and we would all have been
made prisoners, or had a load of shot
poured into us. Uncle AJlick was not
scared "worth a cent." He did not
speak of It afterwards, aiid it was a
dead failure every way.
Uncle Allick once entered the cot
ton market as a "bull." At an ad
ministrator's Bale in the neighborhood
a lot of cotton was offered at twelve
months credit. He thought "cotton
would go up in the Spring," and be
came the purchaser. It was sent to
Messrs. Clark, McFin & Co., of Au
Grusfo, Ga., but instead of going up in
the Spring, the article persistently
went dowu, and a loss was inevitable.
The writer was consulted and became
the medium of communication be
tween Mr. Calhoun and bis agents.
They were directed, if a certain price
could not be obtained in Augusta to
phip toCharieston, butlossonly result
ed from this movement. They were
next directed to order the cotton to
New York. Worse and worse. Heavy
expenses, and a declining market. By
this time Uncle Allick had become
thoroughly disgusted with the busi
ness. He ordered it out of the coun
try?to Liverpool. His lastorder was,
"write to Clark to send my cotton to
Liverpool, and if it cannot be sold
there to cover cost and expenses?it is
soing to the devil any how, tell him
to ship it to h?As Mr. Clark had
no correspondent at the last mention
ed point, he ordered an immediate
3ttle, and remitted the balance. This
was Uncle Allick'e first and last ven
Uire as a speculator in the great stapje,
and he was often afterwards heard to
repeat the axiom of Mr. William Cal
houn, of Savannah River, that "the
planter never should become a specu
lator."
New
Photograph Gallery,
THE subscriber has just opened a
Photographic Gallery, at Abbeville
and Is now ready for business. Ho
would be glad to receive a call from all
persons desiring pictures.
J. E. HUNTER.
May 10,1878, tf
J. F. TOWNSENO,
OF HODGES',
IS constantly receiving NEW GOODS,
his first Spring styles have been sold,
and others aro now coming in since the
docline. His motto is "Sell cheap for
cash."
May 3,1?76, 4-tf *
To Wheat and Oat Threshers.
I DESIRE to contract for the threshing
of the snfall grain which may be pro
duced on a farm of about two .hundred
and twenty-five acres of good land. Bids
will also bo received for baling the straw.
Apply early to
HUGH WILSON.
Abbeville, April xs, 10, u
Fast Indebtedness.
ALL holders of past duo claims against
the County made pryor to Novem
ber 1st, 1873 and 1874 can got their pro
rata share of these claims by application
to the County Commissioners on and af
ter the 3d Monday of April, 17th instant.
.ROBERT JONES,
C. B. C. C. A. C.
April 5, 1876, 52-3t
NOTICE.
THE time for the collection of Town
Taxes is extended to THURSDAY,
the 27th instant, after which time the
penalty will attach.
ROBT. JONES, Intcndant.
April 20th, 1370, 3-lt
The Abbeville Fair.
Premium List of the Eighth Annual
Fair of the Abbeville Agricultural
Society, to be held at the Grounds,
October 18, 19 and 20, 1876.
Field Crops.
For greatest net incomo on Cotton, 1 acre, t 6
For greatest production of Cotton on 6
acres, not less than 2,000 lbs. per aero 10
For greatest production of Corn, on 1 acre
upland, not less than 30 bushels 6
For greatest production of Corn on 1 acre
bottom land, not less than 60 bushels 6
For greatest production of Corn, on 6 acres
upland, not less lhan 20 bushels per acrc, 10
For greatest production of Corn, on 5 acres
bottom land, not less than 40 bushels
per acre, .. 10
For greatest production of Wheat on 1
acre, not less than 26 bushels. 6
For greatest production of Wheat, on 6
acres, not less than 20 bushels, per acre, 10
? An 1
rur gl UlkCSb ? IVAAUUklVU kvi ivjr , WU A
acre, not lens than 44 bushels 6
For greatest production of Rye, on 1 acre,
not less than 16 bushels- 6
For greatest production of Oats on 1 aero,
not less than 50 bushels 6
For greatest production Potatoes on acre 6
For greatest yield Irish Potatoes on iiacre 5
Forbestbushel White and Yel. Corn, each, 2
For best bushel White and Red Wheat,each, 2
For best bu. Oats. White,Red, Black, each, 2
Far best bushel Rye and Barley, each 2
For best bushel or Field Peas, 2
For greatest variety Field Pens, 1 bu. each, 5
For greatest variety of sraa.1 grains, In
cluding corn, grown and exhibited by
any one farmer, 1 bushel each, 6
For dcsI bushel of Sweet Potatoes, 2
For best bushel Irish Potatoes,...., 2
[Weight of bushol, struck measure, to bo
given and to be considered byCommittee.]
For best bushel Ground Peas - 2
For best bushol Turnips, any kind 2
For best bushol Ruta Baga Turnips 2
For best Sack of Flour. 100 lbs,? 8
Best dozen Carrots, 1
" " Beets, .; 1
" " Parsnips I
' " Mangel Wurtzel, 1
" Peck Onions, 1
" doz. Cabbage Heads, 1
" dozen Tomatoes, 1
' 14 doz. Pumpkins 1
" % doz. Stalks Cotton, 1
" bale Cotton, not less than 400 lbs 10
" and largest Collection of Vegetables,
not less than HO varieties, 6
Best and largest variety of Garden Seeds,
not less than 23 varieties, 2
Best bale Native IIay,_ 5
Best bale Clover Hay, ? 5
Best bale Lucerne Hay _ 6
Bgst bale Cured Pea Vines 5
The above to be grown and produced by
exhibitors.
Best bale of Wool, not less than 400 lbs.... 10
All competitors for Premiums foe the
"greatest production" of any of th? Fiold
Crops will be required to report, concitety, the
mode of preparation of tho land, amount,
kind, and cost of manure used, time of plant
ing, mode of cultivation, and cost of produc
tion. The measurement of tho land and
yield to be vouched for by affidavit. Unless
these reqalrements are ttrictly complied With,
nr? Rtntpmant. submitted for the Premium.
will bo considered or received.
' Competltorg for the greatest production of
cotton will be allowed to 15th November to
gather the crops, and their reports must bo
handed to tho Secretary on or before the 20th
of November, when the award will be made.
Horses.
Best Stallion, open to the world,....'.. 110
Best Stallion, 4 years old, and upwards,
county ralsod, - 10
Best Stallion, 3 years old, County raised,... 10
Best Model Gelding,. ? 10
Best 3 year Gelding, county raised, 6
Best 3 year Filly,.. 6
Best 2 year Horse Colt, 6
Best 2 year Mare Col t, - 5
Best 1 year Horse Colt, 5
Best 1 year Mare Colt,- 5
Best Mare, 4 years olu, and over, G
Best Mare and Colt, both raised in county, 5
Best Mare and Colt, colt foaled In county, 5
Saddle and Harness Horseft
.Best pair Carriage Horses, open to world. 810
Beat pair Carriage Horses, county raised, 10
Best pair Mares, open to the world 10
T)Aot noli* Voroa nAtinfr rolcfvl 10
Best Fancy Team - 10
Best Single Buggy Dorse, open to world, 8
Best Buggy Honto, county raised, 8
Best Single Buggy Mare, open to world, 8'
Best Single Buggy Mnre, connty raised, 8
Best Saddle Horse, open to the world, 8
Best Saddle Mare, county raised, 8
Best Saddle Mure, open to the world, 8
Best Saddle Mare, county raised, 8
Best Saddle and Harness Horse. 10
Best Pony, not over 11 hands high, to tfo
ridden by a boy,_ .*. 8
Jacks and Mules.
Best Jack standing in the county, 8 6
Best Mule raised In the County. 5
Best Mule, 8 years old, raised ill county, 6
Best Mule, 2 years old, raised in county, 5
Best Mule, 1 year old. rakted in county, 6
Best Mulo Colt, 6
Boat pair Carriage Mules, raised in county, 8
Cattle.
Beat Devon Bull, 3 years old, and over, 6
" " Bull, 2 to 3 years old. 8
" " Bull, 1 to 2 years old, 2
' " Cow, 8 years old, and over, 6
? " Heifer, 2 to 3 years old, 3
" " Heifer, I to 2 years old, ?... 2
" Ayorshlre Btll, 3 years olflkand over 6
" Bull, 2 to 3 yaws old- 3
' " Bull, 1 to. 2?jears old, 2
? " Cow. 8 yuim, and over . 6
" " Heifer, fe^to 3 years, old,y. 3
" " Heifer,-rlo 2 years old, 8
" Durham Bull, 3 years old,- 6
- " " 2 to 3 years old,.,-'. 8
" 1 to 2 saars old,- 3
" * A
vvn? U J O ViU| t/
" Heifer, 2 to 3 years old,... 3
?' " Heifer, 1 to years old 2
All animals exhibited In this eUx?s muit-be
"full blood," to be verified by affidavit.
Grades?Open to South Carolina.
Best Grade Bull, over 3.years old 6
" " J" 2 to 8 years old,..3
" " Cow, over 3 ye^rs old .' &
" " Heifer, 2 yeaitr old Jyif1
" " Heifer, 1 year old, ffg
[In this class are included all stock
known as common stock.]
Kent, Milch Cow. milked on the ground, 6
Best Yoke Oxen, 5
Best Fatted JJeof. 5
Sheep?Open tcv South Carolina.
Best Merino Buok..... - 8 3
Best Merino Ewo and Lamb 3
Best South Down Back 3
Best South Down Ewe and Lamb 3
Swine?-Open to Sonth Carolina.
Best Essex Bour ? % 3
Best Essex Sow- 8
Best Pair Essex Pigs 3
Best Bcr8kire Boar.... 3
Best Berkshire Sow ~....t. .. 3
Best Pair Berkshire Pigs 3
Best Chester; County Bflur 8
Best Chester County Sow 3
Best Pair Chester County Pigs 3
Best Grade Boar....... ? - 3
Best Grade Sow*.1. 8
Best Sow and Pigs, not lesB than six.. 5
Best Fatted Hog 5
Poultry.
Best Pair Turkeys, 8 2
Best Pair Ducks, 14
Best Pair Geese, 1J
Best Pair Fowls (domestic) li
Best Pair Game Fowls, li
Best Pair Brahraas,... li
Best Pair Dorkins, 14
Best Coop of Fowls, not less than ten 3
If any meritorious fancy breed of fowls
bo exhibited, Commifcj$e may recommend
for Premiums.
Manafactures in Wood, Tin and
Iron.
Best Wardrobe, Sideboard, or Bureau,
r>ur>h m.irlfl in the Countv S 5
Best i doz. Split Bottom Chairs,
Best Well Backet, ironed,
Best Tub, Pail, or Bigon,
Best i doz. Brooms, (corn,)
Best Family Vehicle, S. C. made
Best Buggy, with top,
Best buggy, without top,"
Best two-horse Wagon,
Best one-horse Wagon, ;
Best Ox-Yoke.
Best one-horse Cart, S. C. made,
Best Wheelbarrow,
Best Cotton Drill, open to the world,...
Best 1-horse Turn'gPlow, op'n world,
Best Subsoil Plow, open to world,
Best collection Plow Moulds, co. made
Best Single Horse Plow Stock,
Best Club Axo, county made,
Best Hatchet, 44 14
Host Broad Axe. 44 44
Best Grain'Cradle, " ' 2
Best two Hampers, 1
Best two Bow Baskots, 1
Best i doz. Axe Handles, co. made,... 1
Best i doz. Horse Shoes and Kails,
county made. 2
Best collection Tin, open to So. C'a.... 3
Best Cotton Gin, open to world,... 10
Best Grist Mill, (portable) " -... 10
Best Cotton Seed Huller, 44 ... 5
Best Cotton Seed Planter, " ... 5
Best Cotton dc Hay Press, handpowcr, 6
" Plantation Engine, S. C. made,... 10
" Harrow, 5
44 Thresher, .................. 5
All macmnery eiiuuuuu wj uu tcatuu uh
tho ground.
Mannfactnres in Stone Ware.
Best collectiou Pot Ware, Jugs, &c.,
made in South Carolina, ?2
Best specimen Drain Tile, 2
Best speeimon Bricks (100) 2
Leather?S. C. Manufacture.
Boat i doz. Sides Sole Leather, ?3
44 44 ? Uppor 44 3
14 " 44 Harness " 3
44 44 " Calf Skins 3
41 4* 44 Sheep Skins, 2
44 44 44 Goat Skins, 2
Boat Sot of Doublo Harness, 4
44 44 Single Harness, 3
Best Gentleman's Saddle, S
Best Riding Bridle, 2
Best set Wagon Harness, 4
Best 4 doz. Blind Bridles, 3
" 44 Brogans, 3
Best pair Dress Boots, 3
44 44 44 Shoes, 2
Best pair Leather Collars, 2
Best & largest col'n Leather, co. made, 5
Domestic Manufactures--S. C. Made.
Best pair Woolen Blankets, $2
Beat ten yards Kersoys, 2
Best ten yards Wool Carpet 2
Best six yards Woolon Jeans, 2
Beat seven yards Homespun, 2
Best Cotton and Shuck Mattresses,... 2
Best six Wool Hats, 2
Best six Shuck Collars, 2
Best Woolen Covorlid 2
Best Cotton Counterpane, 2
Best six pairs Wool Socks 2
Best six pairs Cotton Socks, 2
Best six Cotton Plow Lines, 2
Best Feather Fan, 1
Best Feather Fly Brush, 2
Best six Skeins Sewing Silk, 1
Best half pound Cotton Thread, 1
Tailonng--S. C. Made.
Best Gentleman's Coat, f3
? 44 Overccoat, 3
" " Pnnta 2
" " Vest............ 2
M " Drawets. 1
" ? Shirt, .. 2
Patch* Crochet, and Needle Work.
Best Patch Work Quilt, in silk, $3
41 * u * ' in cotton, 3
Best Imitation Marseilles Quilt, 3
Best Laid Work Quilt,.... 8
Best Silk Comfort, 8
Best Worsted Comfort, 3
Best Cotton Comfort, 3
Best Piano Cover 2
Best Ottoman Cover, 2
Best Worked Handkerchief, 2
Best Embroidery in Cotton, 2
Best Infant's Dress, 3
Best specimen Embroidery, worsted, 2
Best Crochet Shawl, 3
Best Mats, in cotton, 2
Best specimen Tatting Work, 2
Bost specimen Bead Work, 2
Best pair Mats, worsted, 2
Wax* Hair and Shell Work.
Best collection of Wax Work, $2
? " Hair Work,
" 44 Shell Work,
Best wreath A rt Flowers, made by ex.
Largest col'n home-made art. flowers,
Painting. .
Best Oil Painting, by exhibitor,
Best Painting, watercolor, by cxhib'r,
Best Grecian Painting, by exliibitor,
Best Crayon Drawing, by exhibitor,...
Best specimen Penciling, by exhibitor
Best specimen Graining, by exhibitor
Best and largest collection of Paint
ings, Drawings or Engravings, ex
ecuted and exhibited by one person,
Household Department.?(A)
Best Jar Lard, not less than 10 lbs.,
Best Jar Batter, not less than 6 lbs.,
Best two Sides Bjicon, county raised,
Best two Hams, county raised,
Best Cooked Ham, with skin on,
Best specimen Corned Beef,
Best specimen Dried Beef,
Best|domostic Soap, not less than 10 lbs
Best toilet Soap, not less than 8 lbs.,
Best cake Tallow, not less than 10 lbs.,
Best cake Suet, not less than 5 lbs.,...
Best Quarter Fresh Beef, not less
80 lbs, , x.
Best Mutton, dressed,....
Best Pig, dressed, not over S months
old, not less than 30 lbs,
(B)
Best jar Peach Preserves
' " Quince Preserves,...
" " Pear Preserves,
' 41 Preserves, any other variety
44 44 Apple Jelly, .'.
" 44 Plum Jelly,
" 44 Blackberry Jelly,
44 44 Tomato Catsup,
? " Walnut Catsup, ....
4* 44 Pepper Catsup,
44 .4* Cucumber Pickle,
" Tojpaato Pickle,
" <4 \ft^ror1 Plrtlrla
2
2
2
&
$3
2
2
2
2
2
6
$3
3
3
3
.3
2
2
3
2
3
3
5
3
3
$1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
" " Sweet Pickle,
Best gallon home-made Vinegar,
" half-bushel Dried Apples
" M " " Peaches,
" " " " Damsons, ......
Best display of Hermetically sealed
Fruit, not less than ten,....
Best gallon Chinese Syrup,
" sample Sugar,
" brandy Peaches, ...
. (C)
Best loaf Wheat bread,
" " Corn Bread,
" fi Rusk Breaa,
" Pound Cake
" Jellied Cake,
" Fruit Cake,..
" Sugar Candy, two pounds,
" Honey, not less than ten pounds
Native Wines, Apples, &?.
Best bottle of Grape Vine,..
" u Blackberry Wine.......
11 " Muscadine Wine,
<1 mwaaUam TaVOa A 1-t-rilna 1 nnifxn
SJ^CUUICU IQUIO ikUJ/lWl * MVWVM| m
" <) " Pears, naif dozen, 1
" " Grapes, six bunches,... 1
" drum of Native Eigs, 1
" Scuppernongs, 1
Horticaltare.
Best, largest and rarest collection Hot
House Plants, 5
Best collection of Roses or Boquets,... 2
"Special Premiums.'*
Greatest commendable variety of
Products grown and exhibited by
any one Planter, including stock
and field crops, exclusive of garden
vegetables, $15
Greatest variety of articles made and
exhibited by one lady in the House
hold Department, .? 10
Greatest variety of articles of domes
tic fabric, made and exhibited by
any one lady 10
There will be a Trotting Match?two or
more entries. Entrance fee $5, the So
ciety to contribute $5. Purso to be given
to the winner.
Also a Riding ;Ring for boys 14 years
and younger. i
Also a Riding Ring for Ladies.
Also a Riding Ring for Gentlemen.
Special Grange Premiums.
[FiY? or more Granges competing aasL
contributing f 10 eacn.]
First Premium for Dargest contribu
of commendable articlos 60
Second Premium,
40
HOTEL ARRIVALS.
WIER'S HOTEL.?Dr. 0 P Hawthorn, Duo
West; DrJ W Wldeman, W P Wldcman,
David Morrab. Long Cane; Col H H Harper.
Harpers Forry; John E Brownlee.Antro
ville: Frank Holland, Anderson, Dr D 8 Ben
son, Mount Carrael; w H Wllkeraon, Cokes
bury, J M Gaines, Phoenix; Rev W E "Wal
ters, Rockey River; Dr J w Westmoreland,
Greenville; W 8 CuljT, Charleston, H E Osier,
Charleston; J W Stuckey, Blshopville; B
Freeman, w T Linton, Baltimore; J H A Ma
son, Richmond; Charles B Trumbo, New
York; J J Kerr, Albany; P H Harralson. At
lanta ; J R 8wift, Elbcrton; 8 C Cason, City.
' ^
^
CONSIGNEES.
EXPRESS.?J Knox, M A Belchor, J L
Clark, Mass J Horper. James Bruce, J T Camp
bell. w A F Oliver, 8 M Booker, 0 Thomas,
P N Pickens Mlaa Mollle Holcomb.
FREIGHT.? L Huckabee, J L Colbran, M D
Dunnan, 8 McGowan, J A Grubs, M PLlnsey,
R P McCaslln, W A Calbbun, 8 M Calhoun,
J D Chajmcrs &co.,
MARKET REPORTS.
CORRECTED BY
Barnwell & Co., Cotton Brokers and
Dealers in General Merchandise.
FACTORY GOODS. I Fish
Cotton Yarns..$1.15al.30 Mackerel ....91.75a2.50
Osnaburgs 12a 16 Cod, perlb? 10a 13
% Shirting 10a 12| White " 10a 13
4-4 Sheeting.... 12a 15;Salt, per sack 2.00&2.25
PROVISIONS. Tobacco,
Flour, per lb...$ 4a fil Cbowlng,.... 75al.00
Com, per bu... OOol.OOl Smoking,... COal.OO
Meal, " l.lOal.20i AMMUNITION.
Grist, per lb... 3>^a 5 Powderporlb 40a 60
Peas, " 10ual.25.Shot, " 12a 15
Oata, " ..._ l.OOjLead, " 10a 12
Bacon, Sides... 13a 151 Caps, per box 10a 40
Sh'drs. 11a 12}_ LIQUORS.^
liuioa. ioa zuii^orn wiusK.ey?z.uvao.w
Lard - 18a 20 French br'dy. 6.00a7.00
Iri?h Potatoes. 1.75a2.00. Holland gin_ 6.00a8.00
Sweet " ... 76al.OO!Ameri,n gin.. 8.00a?.00
Eggs 15a 20|B'rbon wh's'y 8.00*1.00
Chickens 20a 25|Wines 3.00a9.00
Turkeys 1.00al.50j HARDWARE.
Butter 20a 25 Iron, Swedes. 8a 10
GROCERIES. I " English 7a 10
Sugar, crush'dS 15a 10!NailB, 6a 8
" A 12a 15i Cotton cards.. 60a 60
' B 12a lfilHorse s1iom_. 10
" C 12a 151 * " nru;? _ 35
" Brown 10a 12 LEATHER.
Cofleo, Rio....- 25a 33 Hemlock S 80a 35
" Lagu'aa 2Sa 33lRole leather... 4<>a 50
" Java...- 37a 40|Up'r leather.. U0a 75
Tea 1.00al.60|Har'ss " 40a 05
Syrup, cuno... 75ol.00,Calf skins 5.00a0.00
Molasses, s. b. 40a 451 Kip skins 4.50atf.00
Candles, sp'm 40a 50| Dry hides Oa 10
" ad'm't 20a 25.0recnhidrts... 6a 0
Cheese 20a 25 BAGGING, Ac.
Onions, per bu 2.001 Bagging, pyd ICa 18
Starch 12a 15jTles 7a 8
Tallow 10a 12 Ropo, cotton.. 40a GO
ntro nnrlh 10a 12lRope. BTnSH... 25
Abbeville, May 10,?Cotton 01@11
LIVERPOOL, May S?Noon.?Cotton quiet
?middling uplands U 3-16; Middling Orleans
9%; sales 8,000 bales.
NEW YORK, May 8.?Cotton Irregular?
sales956bales; upland 12%.
Sheriff's Sale.
Samuel Palmor
and Susan his Wife, against
James M. Trewitt,
Execution.
BY virtue of an Execution to me di
rected, I will sell at public out cry
at Abbeville Court House on Saleday
next, the real estate and Personal prop
erty of the defendant consisting ot one
hundred acres of land inoro or less bound
ed by lands of James Britt, Junior, Hi- '
ram Palmer, Williamson Trewltt and
other.
ALSO,
2 mules, 1 borso, 1 four horse wagon Ac.,
levied on and to be sold as the property of
James M. Trewitt at the Buit of Samuel
Palmer ancl Susan his wife.
Terras Cash.
L. P. GUFFIN,
Sheriff Abbeville County.
Sheriff's office. I
May 4, 1876 |
Pinal Discharge,
"VTotick is hereby given that Massllon
jLN Bell, Executor of the Estate of It.
N. Groves deceased, has applied to Thom
as B. Mil ford Judge of Probate, in and
for the County of Abbeville, for a final
discharge as Executor.
It is ordered, That the Fifteenth day of
July. A. D 1876, be fixed for hearing of
Petition, and a final settlement of said
Estate.
J. C. Wosmansky,
Clerk Court Probate, Abbeville County.
Office of Probate Judge. I
May 8,1876 |
Mrs. M. U. White
WOULD ask tho attention of her lady
friends to an entire new Stock of
Hats, Flowers, &c.,
ust in to-day, por express.
Also will sill you an improved Rem
nzton Sewing Machine on terms and at
)ncc8 to auit the times.
Mrs. M. M. White.
May 1,1876, tf
FRESH ARRIVALS.
LADIES HATS in all the newest
Bhapos: RCFFLINGS, SILK
3CARFS. VEILINGS, RIBBONS, Ac.,
it the EMPORIUM OP FASHION.
PARASOL?!
IN SILKS, GINGHAMS AND COT
TON, all prices and colors, cheaper
than ever^offerod, at the
fcMi'U.tUUai Uf Jf'ABUiUa,
May 8,1876.
OVERSEERS' NOTICE.
THE Road Overseers' of the county
will Inform the County Com mi s
Hlononj without delay what sign boards
are necessary to post phe roads in their
respective sections,
ROBT. JONES,
C. B. C. C. A. C.
May 3, 1676, 4-tf
The State of South Carolina.
ABBEVILLE COUNTY. -
By T. B. MILFORD, Esq., Probate
Judge.
WHEREAS, Leroy J. Wilson
made suit to me to grant him
Letters of Administration of the Es
tate and effects of diaries Harvey Wil
3on, late of Abbeville County, deceas
ed. f
These are, therefore, to cite and ad
monish all and singular, the kindred
iod creditors of the said Charles Har
vey Wilson, deceased, that they be and
appear before me, in the Court of Pro
bate, to be held at' Abbeville .Court
Bouse, on the 15th day of May next,
after publication hereof, at U ojclock
In the forenoon, to show cause, if any
they have, why the said Adminis
tration should not be granted.
GivEif under my hantrand seal, this
twenty^ninth day of April, In
the year of our Lord one thousand
eight hundred and seventy-six, and
In the one hundredth year of the
American Independence.
Published on the 3d and 10th
days of May, 1876, In the Abbe
ville Press ana Banner, and on the
Court 'House door for the time re
quired by law.
seal. THOS; B. MILLFORD,
L-iJi* Judge of Probate.
May\ 1876, 4-2t
To the Public.
. 0
following taouiar siaieraem
JL of receipts (by County Treaf
urer,) and expenditures of Public
School funds, to the first day of April,
1876, is published as Information.
gisssaitngaiggis
8l33B52aSSm?S9
Poll
Tax.
3ggS3?ig?S?gag3? f'u"S
$sE$sSsiM$$89li$
lililliliiilsils
'Total.
Si
=8
I
gsgasSssMsasgg
Expended
to April lat.
' wv.
Balance on
Hand.
' C. DuPRG,
Co. School Cora.
April 26,3876-3-11.
11 DOLLAR
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Anril 26. tf.1 Atlanta. Georcia.
Emporium of Fashion.
SPRING, 1876.
The lftdlcs will find our stock of
MILLINERY,
Dress Goods, White Goods,
Embroidery,
HID, SILK AND LISLE GLOVES.
SCARFS,
RUFFLINGS,
NECK RIBBONS,
CORSETS,
PARASOLS,
FANS,
TRIMMINGS,
Domestic Goods, Protty Calicocs,
FANCY GOODS,4
and everything in their lino now com
plete in every department and all we ask
for is inspection, to convince our custo
mers that we are offering all good at the
very lowest cash prices.
Samples Hent by mail, and express
paid on all bills amounting to Ten Dol
lars and upwards.
Respectfully,
Jas. A. Bowie, Ag't,
Emporium of Fashion.
April 19, 187(5,2-tf
Black Hills
GOLD T^TTJT/DS !
m oaiD3 soox, ma, batzst lotrrzs, *t?
Traveling Apt, I. C. R. R., Indianapolis, Ind,
Great Seduction!
WILL for the next 30 days fill
_ WAGON WHEELS (except
road wagons) for $3.50, and a reduction
nf 33 per cent, from the regular prices
of all other kind of work FOR THE
CASH. For reference apply to Rev.
J. F. Gibert and Mr. Chas. Evans.
Shop at Lebanon P. O., Abbeville Co.
April 1, 76.] JOHN H. LIGON.
D. Chalmers & Co., d colors in
Marble of all kinds and at low
priccs. Monuments and Head Stones
made to order at short notioe, and in the
best manner. Respectfully,
J. D. CHALMERS.
Fob. 23,1876 46-tf
THE PHILADELPHIA RUSTIC
WINDOW SHADES. ?Ten dozen
lust received at lower prices than ever
before offered. They are easily arrangod,
iurable, convenient,^nd never get out
of order. Will last for twenty years if
properly used
J. .D. CAALMERS A CO.
Centennial
transportation
Arrangements
OF THE
Great Atlantic
Cv;'
inAcrpTim?
h/VAM JL JUAL1JU,
Locommodatiotuof Vis
m
itors to all Points
The Railways and Steamship
Jorapanies between Augusta,
ra., and Philadelphia, compris
jg the ATLANTIC COAST
INE, will during the progress
f the
lentennial Exhibition
OF THE
UNITED STATES,
resent for the patronage of the
itizens of the South, routes of
ransportation and forms of tick
ts upon which to reach Philadel
hia, that will immeasurably ex
el all other lines in noint of
)irect Daily Movement,
. * ' ' ) ' / ' ,
Comfortable Accommodation
Variability of Transit,
Iconomy of Expenditure."
To enable this to bo done, the
orabined resources of the RAIL
WAY LINES SOUTH OF
iORFOLK, together with those
f the BALTIMORE STEAM
ACKET COMPANY and the
>LD DOMINION STEAM-'
HIP COMPANY will be em
loyed and the individual touriat,
ae social party of ten, twenty or
lore, or the civic or military or~
anization of 100 to 800/ can
ach be cared for iu a manner
bat will satisfy their desires
Price Lists, Time Cards, and
11 needful information will be in
anda of our Agents by April
5 th.
It will be to the interest of ev
ry individual and each organiza
on proposing to make this trip
> communicate with the under
gncd.
A Centennial Exhibition Guide
look as authorized by the Com*
lissiou will be given to the pur
baser of each Centenuial Ticket.
v >
A. POPE,
Z
General Passenger Agent.
May 1,1876, 44m