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"" . ' vi fc? ???? The Press and Banner Wednesday, Nov. 25, 1885. Court of I'robnto. The following matters have received the attend >n of the court during the past week: Wednesday 18th?Dr. J. II. Bell applied for Letteisof Administration with will annexed of the unadministered estate of Joseph T. Bell, deceased. See citation in this isi?ue. Thursday 19th?1*. L. McCelvey tiled Ids petition for Letters ot Administration, "tie bonis non," upon the estate of Hugh McCelvey, deCeased. ? .'1... "...1 -Mice Trlu Thou. li. Kiugn as Kuiv<?Mii, V. Franklin, now Mrs. Kiugh, as ward appeared !n court, when n settlement was made, and discharge granted to giumiian. Friday 20tli.?\V\ T. Mi)ford, executor for the estate of Clayton Jones, deceased, filed sale hills of t he personal and real estate of *aid deceased. Saturday 21st?Prof. J. P. Kennedy made returns on the estate of his two children J. Payson and Julia F. Kennedy, nV no s. Seaborn McGee, colored, of Greenwood, having applied to the Court to require James Mc<Jee, crtloreth to produce tlio will or Henry McGee, deceased, for probate, the case came " r* '"" uonnoun.f] up for a hearing. ?. viiuv*, i.om,, for piiiintiir, and \V, N. Graydon, Esq., for defendants. Soma eisht or Umi witnesses were examined, among the number were J. It-. Tairant, Esq., Li. F. MjKolIer mid J. T. MtLees The case was anrucd freely by counsel. Judgment was rendered dismissing the petition of plaintiff with an order for costs. Monday 23rd?G. T. Hagan tiled sale bill for t?1e estate of W. 0. Winhv deWased, T. s. Williams filed appraise and sale bills ^ for tbp estate of Amanda .Johnson* deceased. Jt W. Simmons filed appraise and sale bills fot the estate t*f Robert Dunn, deceased. Mrs. M. K. Johnson, having filed her petition for dower in the lands of her late husband Capt. fi. J. Johnsm, deceased, a writ was Issued to five commissioners to admeasure or assess dower for demandant. R. II. HH1, having complied with the terms of sale, titles were executed to him of the Aleck EdmundV tract of land, sold to pay debts. - Riilil Word* for the "Press and Ban* hoin" As a further evidence of the popularity of the Press and Bannci\ we take the liberty of copying the following extract from the private letter of a distinguished friend, who lives beyond tlie borders of the state: "it is not my purpose In writing this letter to express my appreciation of your paper; but I cannot refrain from remarking upon Its Improved appearance of late, and its general 'xceilence. Though it was tho desire to get 1he sayings and doings of the county and to keeo Informed a* to local matters that primarily led me to subscribe for the paper, I have Jong sinre come to read with genuine pleas-, Mre the outspoken, manly and fearless editorials that It contains; until now the editorial page IS generally the first that I turn to. Too. vdu C<>ndttctyour paper in the interest and IV*- the benefit Of the section in which your Interestand the luterosts of your readers are located; audi have no doubt but you will reap the reward that belongs to a paper thus conducted." Abbeville Bears Still More Honors. The two youug officers of the Anderson ' Military School not only hold the highest po-l j-ition attainable In the mllltury department I bwt. also hold the highest positions in the lit-i ?-rarv department, C ulet Capt DnPre, of Abbeville C. H., was the first President of the literary Society of A. M. School which was| org inized Ht the opening of the school in Set*-' tember. He served his term which was two) months, and then Cadet. Lieut-. Mattison, of Donalds, was elected in his stead* This speaks well for these young men, and wo are proud of them because they hold these honorable positions and we are proud of old Abbeville lor furishing them. Whose Children Can Bent It? Master William Thomson Mellwaine, and Master James Edward Mellwaine, aged respectively nine and seven years, have memorised both Ihe children's catechism and the Westminster Assembly Shorter Catechism,1 and can recite the books from beginning to end. For their efficiency in memorizing the^e catechisms they hnve been awarded bv their pastor, the Ilev. W. F. Pearson, handsome volumes of the Bible and the New Testament. Mrs. Mellwaine has reason to be proud of her jewels. Gone West. Mr. Rogers, of the Abbeville Wholesale Store, left "last Saturday for the West on a business trip. He will be none ten or fifteen days. Mr. Rogers Intends enlarging his territory the coming season. He will ship grain, meat and flour UP Charleston, uoiiimow uhu ami other Southern points from the West. Representing some of the largest houses in West, Mr. Rogers can make it to the interest of all South Carolina merchants to buy from Li in. 40 Per Cent. lit lit. l>wis M. Moore, of Ninety-Six, having given rhe Berierkin cotton a lair tes', reports tlie yield of lint at-A little over -10 per cent, of lint, that is 40 pounds of lint from 100 pounds of seed cotton. Onr Largest Tax Payers. Colonel James Edvwirxl Calhoun. Judge S McGowau, Mr. John A. Devlin, rank In the order In -which They are named. Tiny are Ihe iSiree largest tax payers in the County. Thanksgiving:. Religious services will bo held In the Meth o>llst. church to-morrow, Nov. 26, Thanksgiving d:iy, at?ele\ien okjlouk. Ouu members of the Legislature, Messrs. AY". LL Parker, 1L R. Hemphill ami E. G. Graydon left. Abbeville yesterdity morning for the 8*at of Government. Messrs. W. K. Blake, ?nd wo preseme, John E. liriuKey, atul Senator Maxwell, Joined them at Greenwood. We have no good advice toolfer these gentlemen. XV e ibiuli Ike country will be safo ill their hands. Eves in the.se day* of cheap literature, the most and the best for the least money is tihe Household Receipt Hook; mulled free by I>. Ijothrop & Co., Boston, for one two cent stamp. The cream of books by Marlon Harland, Mrs. Diaz., Ku<an Power, and others. The Housefcouse Primer is also mailed Ires on receipt of ?me two-cent, scamp. Du. H. I). Wir?soN will go to Atlanta next Monday to have tlie cotton planter m?nnTa<v tnred he and Dr. E. L. Wilson took the premluai ?*u at the State Fair. Those desiring to set lt?epcrate will have-an opportunity Sile Day in Decembec. Tlwy wi3J have ground prepared to show it near the deport. There seems to be a complaint of stagnation of business-Ill commercial circles in various fart* of the State. The (irecnville New* Is of opinion that this is owing to the improved condition of farmers which enables tbem to lioid their cottou at their own plea^ ure. Judge McGowan cot a slight hurt last Monday morning when on the way from his honi" to take tbe train. The horses which were hitched to the vehicle in which he was riding were somewhat fractious, and in jumping out he sprained his back. Mr. D. A. P. Jordan, Mr. A. W. Mctz, Mr. Christopher Fits Simmons. L. W. Shnkins, Esq., Mr. Allen W. Haskell, F. C. Wliitner, E?q., Mr.^NV. P. Carrtngto?, of Charleston, i,(ii. ji?ei j?. .lunes, vi uerry, iuuk ui uic town Inst week. Mil TnoxA.S P. Cotiiram has Just returned from a-visit t? Floriada. His turn of minil hpin? In the direction of orange blossoms, he shipped a sample of the delicious Florida fruit. to lriends in Abbeville. Thk great iron door of the iron vault of the bank was returned yesterday. It had been <!ent away to have a splendid lock put upon It The door weighs fourteen hundred and sixty pounds. We have been requested lo call the attention of our members to the General Assembly to the Prohibition Petition requesting that body to authorize an election ou the temperance business. Mu. It. J. Woodhurst killed a wild turkey last week, weighing twenty-five pounds. Its board was eleven inches long. A few good | shots like this would secure winter meat for ' his family. Mn. Beset has reeelved the sad Intelligence of the death of his brother. George II Benef. He died after a very brief Illness at his home in Edinburgh, Scotlano, on the 2ud, November. Mr. and Mrs. John C. Gary, of Seneea, were on a visit to Mr. J. F. Livingston last week. Mr. <ary has returned home last Haturday, but Mrs. Cary is still at tltc home ol her unele. Rev. W. F. Pearson was In town on Important business yesterday evening. Hie general appearance was so much improved that he bad to be introduced to his best Iriends. -A compact selection of home and field games for boys and girls Is the Household Game Book, mailed free for two 2-eent stamps, by D. Lothrop & Co., Boston. The cheapest yet! The number of secondhand mules which are offered for sale this fall, is much smaller than usual, which would seem tobea good indication its to the condition of our farmers. I)r. W. D. Reid will preach atGilgal churcli next Sunday morning, and the pastor, Rev, M. Dar^aii, will preach at night the last sermon before Conference. A ft Kit all the engaged couples get married in this town, there will not be enough men left to act as groomsmen for those that do not mrrry now. The Medium is mistaken as to the prospectivegood fortune of the Pre*? and Banner. \V( are sorry for his mistake and our continued ill-fortune. Mk. James S. Pekrix Is teaching In the Abbeville High School, while Mr. Archer, th< Principal, goes to Richmond to get married. Miss .Tknnie Ginns and Miss Coy You- fj man', of Columbia, wore Ruost< of Mrs. W. j ii. Parker, for several days recently. J Mr J. C. Millkr, morciiant of this village, | has sold, eleven bales of eot ton. made by one1 horse. lie will have more to sell. S Mr. axd Mrs. Tat Calhocx of Atlanta, wore in Abbeville last- week, visiting friends attlie old home of the Calhouns. Miss Mattie Williams and Miss Rallie; Simonds, of Charleston, were on a visit to I Mrs. John A. Calhoun lust weeki Mr. William M Art ill near Long: Cane, mnde l.>'{ bushels of corn on three uCres and a ! half of branch bottom land. Dr. Sloan now drives a pnir of horses which he bought from Messrs. Wallingford & Russell last week. ? 100.00. Miss Bessie P. vance ana .mss uiuni Vance of Eden Hall. Troy, were guest* at Judge Cothran's last Friday. Mrs. Thomson has rented her house to Jundge Lyon. Mrs. Thomson will live at Mrk Joel NVier's house next year. I j IIev. Jonx W. Davis, D. D.-, missionary from China, win preach in the Presbyterian 11 church Thursday night- [ t)r. IT. T. Sloax will preach in t,h<5 Fleshy- j u terian church next Sabbath. A collection will be ral^d for education^ h Dox't send your money off for job printing ^ which can .be done in your own town cheaper y than elsewhere. ?, I<ittle children are getting their blgceet ii and longest stocking in readiness for the vls-it of Santa Clans. e >trss Lula BAxtfrcrt and Miss Mnmie Mo- a Cauahran of Newberry, were at Judge Coth- e ran's last week. The splendid office and vault ni ino naniv i is being put in readiness for the business oi I ^ the bank. Vs Miss Kate Oalttoun has <rone to Charles-1 ton to spend tiie winter with her sister Mrs. j F Simonds. i li Rev. Dr. Mitm,at.ta' preached In the Pres-i e' bvtorinn church la?l Sunday morning and Sl ai night. ^ Rev. Dr. M^t.t.alt.y and Mrs. Mullnlly S( were guests at Mrs. Templeton's last Friday night. S( Save money by buying your letter heads w and bill heads from the Press anil Banner of- T A good marhle cutter cotilrl get. a Joh at. the P marble yard of .T. I). Chaln\ers, Abbeville. a Miss Rosa Alt.en is at home again after spending a while with friends hi Georgia. n Mr. J. Hari? Vance was in town last week, G looking bettor and younger than ever. Maj. .1. K. Vance and Mrs. Vance were re- ^ cent guests of Mr. George C. Hodges. a Miss Fannif. Wakdlaw, of Newberry, y spent several days in town last week. v Mr. and Mrs .Tor Coxr. of Greenville were at the New Hotel last Friday. u Mr. and Mrs. W. A. T,ee and their clilldren are ott on a visit to Charleston. 1 Ovr stores haVenn endless variety of Christ- o hias goods and wedding presents. r( ChrIstmas is coming. Do not neglect to ? make some little heart happy. n There is no use in sending off for job printing. It can be done at home. !', The time for paying taxes is nearly ont. tl Pay at once and save trouble. Mrs. Lawson's store Is a beauty, with every s< attraction forSitnta Clans. Senator Maxwell and his wife were at the New Hotel last week. ^ Tiik town council are contemplating the jj purchase of a fire engine. t, Rome late slyle raised edge and plain visiting cards at Iiawson'a. p \V>. hear of prospective marriages in all !T quarters of the town. j1 The different style of duns In our exchanges are quite interesting. a Mrs. Long, of Georgia Is on a visit to her i> motner, Mrs. a.uoi>. Mr. \\'i S. Cotiiran Is assisting the Treasurer tills wCCit. j,' Mr. L. W. Perriu and family ar& off on a \ visit to York. tl Mu. William Magill has a good milk cow for sale. T Wk have had most delightful weather for c two weeks. Thbrk is a demand for a stray mnle now y and then. M Mr. J. A. Harris has bought Judge Lyon's t; dwelling. Linen paper and envelopes in boxes at Law- 1 son's. j| The brMal wave has not yet receded c THa bird hunters are at large. Si ? . ? I, GREENWOOD'S CONTRIBUTION. J b li A Score of Interesting Paragraphs v About the Town. '] Greenwood. S. C., November 1881. } Cotton is not so low now, and more of it ' cominji in. 11 Mr. WVtzel Is doing some nice quarrying in " the viciniiv of Coronnea. He is a tine work- _ man and deserves to be patronized. J A great many of our citizens attended the t bnliquet in Augwsta. r Dr. and Mrs. Maxwell left Monday for Co- s' lnmbia. < Mr. Ilartsook and family moved to our ^ town last week. Mr. Hurtsook will open a >' livery stable in a few days. 1< Incendiary tires are becoming almost n* nu- v merous a* murders. It is time to call a halt* r Some of our "driest" men l><tnquetLc?l a lit- d tie to much in Augusta. F Saturday was a big day in town. Nobody v drunk and all quiet. j' Miss Macie McGee one of Mulberry's fairest l' daughters, lias been on a visit to friends at J1 Troy, of course she didn't go for the ball. ' We donued our new clothes and started out t on Sunday morning, and came very near be- * ing dog bit by our own doir. F The stores here will he closed Thursday. There was 110 preaching In the Uaptist t' church last Sunday, the pastor being in at- r tendance at Con vention. 0 A word written in haste is calculated to do a far greater injury than one spoken. All of us reporters ouuht to bear this in miud. ? Some of the excursionists to Augusta were ? si< <k the neNt morning after the banquet. Wc " supuose it was sham puiii. J The latest arrival at J. T. Simmons' is a son, ' who -claims guardianship and protection in 1 his family. I ,.r a... nllU/vnc n|.n fntrlnn In lha Poll- V in Cliarlestou this week. ? Dr. J. B. Hughey lost a valuable horse last r week. "L" of the Messenger seems to take umbrage c at what the Press mul Banner hail to say v about "It. X. G's" Aiken letter, ami endeavors 11 to come to his rescue, by stating that he has r known *'K. S. G." for a number of years, and J1 tliat ridicule Is not argument. We have 1 known him also for a Ion.; time and have the 51 highest reirard for his personal and religious J character, but wc- think he made a mistake In | tj giving to the public his views in regard to the | ** I people of Aiken, and will have to get out of * j his trouble the best way he can, as we have al| ways done. We know aiso that ridicuie is ! not argument, and suppose this In part accounts for the defeat ot the tux in Aiken, if "LL S. G's"' speech was anything like his letter. TROY'S ANNUAL BALL. #. ! Scanty and Jlanly Valor?Taking in the Town?Death. Troy, S. C\, November 23, ISSo. The annual ball given by tl>e Troy Social t'iub, which the people of town and vicinity 1 have been anticipating with so much pleasure, took place in Watley's Hall on last Thursday evening. The organization to which we are Indebted for this pleasant entertainment, consists of not more than a dozen of our young men, who may well be proud of their great success, and the praises which were showered K i upou all sides. On Thursday morning: the c 1 guests bewail coming in from every direc-1 e I lion in buggies and carriages, and each train K ! brought some charming young la iy or gallant (' youn-i man to particulate in the Joyful event. 11 I Our citizens paid special attention in seeing;,] i that, every one was comfortably provided for.i f : By nine o'clock Die large liall was tilled with 11 grace and beauty, and 1 hardly think that j | lovelier ladies or more gallant young men evI er adorned a ball room. Music was furnished ( . I by Fishburn's String Band of Augusta. The ! ? programme consisting of Quadrille, Lancers,; t roiku, and Waltz, was divided into sixteen ! \ parts. Among the many visitors in attend- j dance were. Misses Fannie and Mamie Law-| j son and Ella Penny, and Messrs. It. S. Link, ; ( ;! S. C. Turner, W. I). Wilson, J. !>. Perrin, Sam-1 j 'iuel Visanski, T. P. Thompson and James j j Chalmers, of Abbeville; Miss Annie Key- t 'molds and l)r. Taggart, of Greenwood; Miss t Miss Mosely, ol Aiken ; Miss KateMiddleton, i i of Clark's Hill; Miss Hare, of Augusta ; and j ; Dr. W. J. KUIinusworth, <?f Williston. Every t l one seemed to enjoy themselves, and I hopeji to see our friends from neighboring towns, < with us soon again. | ( Three of our "sporting young ladies" wished i to test the (rood-hearted neonle of Troy ouch i night last week; so niter'donning some tut- J1 ! tPred garments, tliey obtained a cliapcron and < ' j started out to "take the town in," going from j ] i house to house with a pitiful tale of poverty. ] ' They found every one willing to nccouimo-j * j date them, but their neighbors "had more I " room." This is the way our girls have of | "painting the town red." ! 11 Alt s. J. 0. Langley, a very estimable lady, j ,' died 011 last Wednesday, aged ;?1 years. She j . | leaves a husband and three small enildren,! who have the syinpathv of our entire coml; munily in this their sad bereavement. ! Services were held in the liaptist church on . last Sunday by ltev. K. F. Bradley. 1 "TltOY." [ j Fresh arrivals of ladies cloaks, White r, Brothers have received two additional ship-, 1, ments of ladies cloaks in the last week. Their |stockin this line in now complete and at-; , tractive. Ladles might 11 nd it to their inter-: i i est to look at the assortments of cloaks to be Hound at White Brothers. 11-11J MS SEAT DP LEARNING. iCINTILLATIONS FROM OUft DFE WEST SCRIBE. *e sr>nnl lt<ms - Ininioflatitiri or n: Yomif; I.ad}'?Ntran^e Freak of it I Printer's Union?The Travels <*f a . Text Iiook"-If a Lady "Should Fall in IjOvc"?A Lady's Artistic Skill Compliment to "Printing Office Ciradnatcs**?Xew Kind of Presbyterian ? Whisky or Xo-M'liisky: That Is the Question. Mr. W. J. Bonner will spend a week or two u Waihaltafor the benefit of Ills health. Orange blossoms will soon be in demand in )ne West. Knowledge, like timber, should not be used ntil it is well seasoned. A note written by a college student, which y chance came under our observation the thcr day, leads us to the conclusion th.at the oung gentleman spells by enr. And now it is said tlnit another of Due Vest's fair young daughters Is preparing to ;n mobile herself upon the matrimonial altar. The average country editor Is now busily ngaged In givimr advice to the Legislature, ml pretty soon the Legislature will be busily mraged in not following It. Mrs. W. Tt Branch of Abbeville attended lie A. H. P. church in this place last- Sabbath. Dr. Grier preached at Union Academy last abbatii and Dr. Latiian at King's Mountain, Mr. J. L. Oiitz, licentiate and student in 'urinan University, til leu Dr. May field's place i the Baptist pulpit irtst Sabbath, alid lavord the congregation with a most excellent jrmou. An Indian squaw In town last week, beecked with ribbons and feathers, attracted aine attention. An agent In town last week, while reprejnting his wares In very flattering lerms, 'as asked who paid him to tell all those lies, o this question the agent promptly replied: A preacher." As the gentleman who pfoounced the query is a preacher you may imtrlne how lie IV1U Turkeys arc roosting pretty hisrh thesedaye. AIr? John R. ACjGee and Air*. H. 1\ AtcGce (tended tlie Baptist State Convention in Ireenvllle. Air. M. M. Cllnkscales is now In the "fiir| ^est" looklmr for a home. He disposed of 11 his property before leaving. The personal property of lhe late Dr. J. F. onnald, which was sold last week, brought ery lair prices. Airs. Vance lias had some Improvements lade to the house on the farm she purohastl of Air. Cllnkscales. She will move to her cw home tills week. Printe:*s are generally supposed to be more r less Intemperate, but we notice that at a ?cent meeting of the Atlanta Typographical fnion. after the transaction of routine busies, the body resolved themselves into a proibition club, elected, officers, and mapped ut work lor the different members to do in lie battle against rum now being waged In liat city. Backbones, sparerlbs and "sausages" will win be ripe l>r. MHyilflU, pasior oi me kuuiui ere, Is visit !?? the Lone Star State. Mr. Joseph Iiogers of Williamston is dead, tu was a brother-In-law of Mr. J. M. Gamrellot your town, they having married sis?rs, Mr. Henry M. Younjr, oncof our meralilnt rinccs. is having his town residence improvd. with the view of returning to it by the rst of the new year. He has been living on is farm near town for some three years. The members of Little River Baptist church, ctuated by the spirit of improvement which ! manifesting itself in better houses of worhip all over the county, have determined upn building a large and handsome edifice on licsiteof the present one. The building rmiinittee awarded the contract to Mr. J. II. i*ren of this place, which is a guarantee that lie work will be well done. Thanksgiving Day will be dulj> observed in >ue West by public service in tnc a. it. i\ hurch at. 11 o'clock A. M. The regular monthly meeting of the Forign Missionary Society will be held at the A. LP. church on Thursday evening of next reek. On t hat occasion officers or the . Sociey will be elected for the first quarter of 1>86. Thanksgiving Day Isa "bieer man" in the rew England States thart Christmns or any ther day in the year. On that day reunions re held in nearly every iUmily, and good heer generally prevails. One of the peculiar tenets of a new religious | et-t in Ontario is that women have no souls, j eeaUse in the Bible angels are no where! poken of as "she.'1 We once heard a henccked husband declare that all ills better i;?lf lacked of being an an^el whs wings, and e wished sincerely that he could supply her ,'ith that means of locomoliou aud induce cr to make an aerial voyage. When tlie Duo West little ones dance an old 'iruinia lteel they call It "twistilication." ! Veil, we would as soon dance it under that-1 lameas any other. The fragrance of a 1-ose is iot diminished by calling ita cowslip. Miss Susie Calhoun, second daughter of Mr. ohn F. Calhoun, went out last Monday to he neighborhood of Tumbling Shoals, Lauens county, where she is engaged in teaching chool. Apart from her educational qtialili-j ations, wiiich are first-class, we deem Miss usie einlnei tl v fitted for an Instructor of the onng, and if she can only manage to fall in >ve with and become wedded to her vocation, e prod let for her a successful and useful caecr. The teacher's task is an extremely arnoiiRone; but If the profession have Its per-1 ilexiticsand dltlicultlcs, it also lias Jt.< regards and recompenses, for if but asinglclrjy mder one's tntchme should develop into an lonored and useiul citizen, or but a single ill become an ornament to and a pattern for icr se.x, the joy derived from the contemplaion of such a result far more than repays for II llm l,.l\/.i-nviiuiiilBil ! lift' ?l 11 till* llllxintV ex icrienced. II that young lady in Due West who objects o bcine "dotted" every time she "turns ound" will cease turning round, perhaps tlie otters will cease dotting tier. The two "Sains" are making it pay pretty rell. For one week's work in Birmingham, Da., recently. Sain Jones received Sl.WU and lam Small Si71. Ry the way, we notice that iam Small lias advertised for all his creditors o present their bills for payment. This is an llusiration of the old adage?"It's an ill Wind hat blows nobody good." Miss Fannie Ca houn of this place has for inrded to llicCharleston Fair quite an txmi)tof the products of her educated, industrious ingers. Among the articles sire an infant's ack and a circular for a young Miss?both rochet work and very beiiutiful; a hair i'reath?a rare piece of artistic work ; a magtiflccntly embroidered cushion. and a "rickack" sack for a grown lady. Tlie latter is a uarvel of skill, being seamless, and made enirely with needle and thread. Miss Fannie is n expert with the needle, and it strikes us is nst the style of young lady that some young ;cntlcman should go a gunning for. Perhaps omc "lord" is out on an expedition of that :lnd. Many of your readers will regret to hear of he accident to the Rev. J. C. 1'ressley at his lome in North Carolina. He was seriously. if lot fatally injured by a bale of cotton falling ipon him. Dr. Pressley has many relatives ind a host of friends in this county. He is the ather of the Rev. Mason Pressley of Chester md of the missionary in Mexico sent out by he A. It I'. church. A young Indy resident of this place when a xupil oJ' the Female College eight years ago legleeted, when packing up her books at vaation, to include her copy of Virgil, and from nm. (lay uniu recently nas uui such iuuu wi uiir" of It. On last Friday a package which >etokened that it contained a book reached icr through the mail, and she was eongratulaing herself upon having received from some riend the latest novel or some other attractive I'ork;. but.judge of her surprise on opening it o discover her long lost Virgil, but so thormghly demoralized us U) be almost beyond ecognition. The covers of the book were gone md many of the leaves, and what were left eemed to have become yellow with age. Inteed tiie young lady would not have recognlzd in the inauss of torn and scattered leaves the olunxe over which she had pored so many lays and weeks and months but for her own land-writing on some of the pages. The paoktge was postmarked White Oak, S. C., but Vom whom the package came and where the >ook has been during these eight years is a nystery to her and probably will remain such. It is titting that Senator Iceland Stanford of California, now that lie has no immediate heir, iliould donate some of his vast possessions for he benelit of the public. Mr. Stanford's vealth was not accumulated through patient, lonest toil in any useful calling?I might say n any strictly honest calling, lie and Crock r of Sacramento made their money out of the Pacific Railroad, one of the most unscrupuous and exacting corporations that ever had m existence in this or any other country?a orporation which for ye-ars has sorely oppressed the people of California, and which las been roundly denounced from one end of hat State to the other. So high did the feeing against the magnates of this road run at ?ne time that several of them?Stanford and .."rocker among the number we believe?were jurned in etHgy. It was Stanford's vast ivealth, and not his popularity or ability?al:hough he has considerable of the latter?that Icvated him to the United States Senate. Flis money came from the public, and it is liighly appropriate that some of it should lind its way back there. Colonel MeCIure, the veteran and accomplished editor of the Philadelphia Times, once jniii timt 4,s?lflinnyh n tr> of Yale and Havard may imagine that he knows all about editing a newspaper, there is not a roller-boy in the country who cannot teach him." In other words, that the newspaper business, like every other business, must be learned. iSecause a man writes well is no reason why lie should edit well. It is just as necessary to know how to wield the scissors as the pen, while the faculty of knowing what nut to say is oi far more importance than that of being merely a nimble writer. Take the J'ress and Jiamiet , the Yorkville Enquirer and other papers of our State controlled by practical newspaper men?men who are graduates of printing ollices?and compare them with the sheets managed and edited by men whose sole quali 1 flcatlon Is th:it they are readv writers, and the triith of thesd reiiiarks becomes apparent. And what s true of the press ol' this State in this rcsp *et is equally trtiti of the pre s of the cmniry at largo. Bob Uurdott. the humorist, calls the Rev. Mangasar Mantmsarian a "Ilob Jngersoll Presbyterian." Air. Mangasarian was until r. e'ently pastor of the Spring (istrdeh Presbyt rian church, but a few Sabbaths auo an- ? nounced from liis pnlpit that he was hct longer ^ a believer in Calvinism or Presbyterian isrri. * Mangasarian is an Armenian by birth, hence ' his peculiar name. ' * If the Georgia papers are to be HcHfevcd, the ' contest now being waged in Atlanta between the prohibitionists and anti-prohibitionists is D certainly the most demoralizing campaign' {* ever carried on in any part "Of our country? D ilnth sides soem to have nlentv of money, and ' bribery if! openly and freely rwflbrtefl Uii' Tlie e negTo vote is anxiously and persistently solic- fi itoil by both sides, the "nntis" rtlllnj^ lip the ? colored brotlie's skin with wttlskr, and the l< "prohibs" filling up his pocket* with money. ? The Itev. Dr. Hawthorne and the two Sams? 1 Hani Jones and Sum .Smftll- seem to be the J" mainstay or the prohibitionists. We pre- J1 sume l hey all appear on the platform at the H same time, nnd while Dr. Hawihorne depicts t he evils of intemperance the two Sams do the illustration act. Just what good can come out of such a campaign is more than we can imagine. Mr. Jefferson Davis id reported as saying, not long ago, that the wisdom of our common people surprised him, and a recent writer on this subject says that "the aggregate common c?r?r-?or? *V?rt ^n/\nln \ 1 fl A APObH m H 1mt scholars. In reality, there are few questions outside of the most difficult problems In science that are not constantly discussed by fi Blain working people?mechanics, formers arid le general run of undistinguished folks. ,, They do not employ the fine diction which ? writers use or the logic of lawyers or College J professors, but they bear abundant native ? acutenesB on these subject, and in their ow'n 1 fashion go about as thoroughly over the field us the conspicuous rhetorician. A large part r of the reforms for which certain men in va- 11 rious departments have been celebrated, be- * cause their names have been associated with e these reforms, were first mooted among the people and a public opinion proceeded and J) compelled them. The masses In Intelligent J. countries represent the mass of sense that pre- * vails, and at the counter, the anvil, the loom . and the fireside as much sound utterance can ^ be heard as In books, in the pulpit, at the writer's desk, or from the forum. No man v should even attempt to instruct others by any i form or public speech until he has learned to ^ ro to the people to ascertain what they know . and feel and think. He will And then a strange and powerful light thrown upon the saying that "the voice of the people Is the voice of UixL" MARRIED^ MARRIED?November 21, 18S5, by Rev. W. F. Pearson. J). L. MAURY, Ksq? to Miss LILA f WARDLAW, all of Abbeville. 1 Fair Warning. [ A LIj persons inaeoiea 10 mc must come >or- ? ward and settle 011 or (before the 7lh day i of December, or their accounts will be found J elsewhere for collcctlon. * c W. G. CHAPMAN, c Nov. 25, 1885. tf c Administrator's Notice. I ALL PERSONS Indebted to the estate of J. c MAlilON LA TIM Kit, deceased, will i mukepnymentto ine.Hiid those having claims { against said estate will present them to me properly pi oven. ? . THEOPHILUS BAKEIl, Administrator with NViil annexed. Nov. 2i, lSeo. tf / Spring Beds ! Spring Beds !! WOVEN WIRE BED, price$5.00and SG.00. Twin Springs, I full set, price $3.00. 140 spring bed, price $3.50. 80 spriug bed with slats, price $1.75. One-third of life spent in bed, make your beds comfortable. 'Hie prices are so low all can secure h crood bed. i t t\ /itt * r t.mw ? riA J ?J* bil.lJLjJliJlVO IK VJ\J* Nov. 25, I8S5. tf Steel Engravings, Chromos, OIL PAINTINGS, at low prices, suitable for presents. Fine ltile or mouldings and frames. Toilet looking gia^s with levels and thermometer attaches. N?Vv goods. J. I). CHALMERS & CO. ynv- 2.j, 1SS5. tf \ Chairs. ALL kinds and stvlos. Over 600 on hand. J. D. CHALMERS & CO. ' Nov. 25, 18S5. tf Walnut BedsMAPLE REDS. A?h beds, prices from S2.50 to 5-12.00. All goods at bottom prices. J. D? CHALMERS & CO. Nov. 25, 1S85. tf Knox's Hotel, /CONSISTING OF NINETEEN OR TWEN* ;tv rooms. uD-stniis. over lhe stores on , Knox's confer, "is ottered for rent. Terms reuI sonable. Locution desirable. Apply to JOHN KNOX, Nov. 18,1880, tf Abbeville, S. C. otice. [OFB'ER for sale a small tract of land within two and a half miles of Abbeville village. containing about ONR HUNDRED AND TWEN fY-FIVE ACRES. For particulars opply to the undersigned. Nov. 18,1S&3, tf J. W. LESLY. Bridge to Let. .ThE BRIDGE over Wilson's Creek, near I IJurdett's Mills, known as the "LOWER BRIDGE," will bo let to build, to tlie lowest responsible blilder oil Thursday, December 3, 1SS5. Right reserved to reject any or all bids i Specifications made known on duy of letting. WILLIAM RILEY, County Commissioner. ' Nov. IT, 1885. 3t Sale of Jersey Cattle, &c. ; ? WILL SELL ON SATURDAY, 2$th Instant 1 (November) at public auction, at my plantation near Calhoun's Mills; One thoroughbred Jersey Bull, BILL ARP, 214 years old. 1st sire, Carolina Chief; 2d sire, Steam Boat. 1st dam, Pansy; '2d dam, Pauline ; 3d dam, Dew Drop; 4th dam, Jewell. Six grade Jersey Cows. Three Jersey Ileifers. One extra fine yoke of oxen. Twenty head Merino and .Southdown Sheep, Ten head Essex and Berkshire Hogs. Three fine Mules, three Horses. Two 2-horse wagons, one 1-horsfc wngon. One Bugey and Harness, One Reaper. Plows and all fanning Implements used on the plantation. TERMS OF SALE-Cash. All articles may be purehascd jit private sale before the 28th November. Sale to commence at 10 o'clock A. M. on Saturday, 2Sth Instant. 1 will also rent 100 acres land on day of sale, J. W. W. MARSHALL. Nov. 18,1885, 2t The State of South Carolina, COUNTY OF ABBEVILLE. Probate Court.?Citation for Letters of Administration. ; By J. Full Kit Lyon, Esq., Probate Judge: WHEREAS, Dr. 0. R. Horton, lias made suit tome, to grant liitn Letters of Adj ministration of the Estate and effects of John A. Grant, late of Abbeville county, deceased. These are therefore, to cite and admonish i I nil and singular the kindred nnd creditors of I the said John A. Grant, deceased, that they j be and appear before me, in the Court of Probate. to be held at Abbeville 0. II., on Wednesday, the 2d day of Deeembor, 1885, after | publication hereof, at 11 o'clock in the l'oreI noon, to show cause. If any tbey have, why ! the said Administration should not be granti ed. Given under my hand and seal, this lGlh day of November, in the year of onr Lord one thousand eiuht hundred and eighty-five : and in tho 110th year of American Independence. Published on thelKthday of November^ 1S8?, in tho Press anil Jimmer and 011 the Court House door lor the time required by law. .T. FULLER LYON, Judge l'robate Court. Nov. 18,18S5, tf The State of South Carolina, county of" apbevillf:, IS THE 1'liOHATE COlTItT. Dn. J. B. NEEL, as Administrator of tho Folate of Patrick Gibson, deceased, has applied for settlement and discharge. Il is ordered: that Saturday, the 5th day of | December nest, be fixed for the settlement and discharge prayed for. J. 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L1WSII .. . 7 s Are again Beceiviftg Their v O^A/ilr AP IfAli/latt (Innilo * utuuiv ui livuuav mvuuoi ; Every thing Suitable for a Xmas Present or '% Santa Clans.. ... , | GUEST CUPS AND SAUCERS in LIMOGES,- I^E'SG^ And GERMAN '-2 CHINA. . ..." :?;? "y^ASES in CHINA, GLASS and BOHEMIA^ tVAfcfe, all th9 ltftesfc sfeapeA ?1 - ~~t~,?: ? 4$ JgPERGNES AND COLOGNE SETS in PLAIN alld BOHEMIAN GLASS. - ?: t rpOY TEA SETS in CHINA, BRITANIA and TIN. [ T-r? ?_*$ Flrtti CHINA CUPS, SAUCERS AND PLATES in sets. 'r-M v nprnuiTrn miNA Fl.niVRR POTS. , A . - , ..... t .. .. __. ; .. -;1.2 j ?JHINA PlTCHEfts AND OfttfAMENTS. ? ^ : QRNAMENTS AND STATUETTES ifa BiSC WARE. ?1HINA ittUSH rinU JttlLK SETS. t QIGAii STANDS ib"cniNA and LAVA WARE. " . QIGAR CASES in PLAIN and ALLIGATOR t^ATHfiR, . ^ ^HINA FRUIT PLATES and SAUCERS. "pIKEWORKS. ROMAN CANDLES, CRACKERS, AC. , ? ?^ m DOLLS in the Greatest Profusion, CHINA, CHINA SURBED, WAX,, BISOj RUBBER, and erery other kind. Dressed aud Undressed. DOLL HEADS ; in WAX and BISC. f -? 1 JJU1,BER GOODS a11 kinds? D0LLS? RATTLERS, RINGS, Ac, t : TOYS ! TOYS J1 TOYS MI All the new TOYS, nearly eyefy Kind diaries . , ALBUMS, AUTOGRAPH and PHOTOGRAPH, all the latest Style bindings, in RUSSIA. LEATHER,'PAPER and ALLIGATOR SKIN* ICTURE FRANKS for CABINER SIZE PICTURES from ?1.50 to 912*00 per pair. BOOKS. HOLIDAY BOOKS of all kinds. ~\r"ittAS CARDS, all Prangs latest styles. ? ;4|| "^y"E have every thing for Christmas. Come and see our JERSEY COW. I*-*- -m-w-r -W A TrrrN o /\ Jti. w. -la yv sujn ca uu. . 3 Nov. 25> 1885. tf "LEADERSOnMnPRlCEsHj j X K. DURST & CO., | i GREENWOOD, S. O. Having moved into our handsome and commodious new stores, we are prepared tb offer THE LARGEST, BEST AND CHEAPEST 1 crpartir m? fipwrpat. mf.rflttavnise K7XVVM V* mjuiaimavmm ? ?ever shown in Abbeville County. Our stock consists of a full line Dry Goods and Notions, Clothing, Boots and Shoes, Hats and Caps, Hardware, Groceries, &c. Which we propose to sell at BOTTOM PRICES. Wo keep no shoddy goods for advertising, and allow no misrepresentations. All we ask Is a trial. We guarantee satisfaction. Our special freight rates give us advantages over our neighbors. e ,? Merchants Supplied at Jobbers Prices* J. K. DUBST & CO., Greenwood, S. C. b Nov. 4, 1885,3m 1 A. E. ROGERS, "j ^MieilCOlHIlIlNT! DEALER IN" II, (101. ML ill d Hams, Lard, Sugar, Coffee, Molasses and Soap. e T AM SELLING THE ABOVE GOODS FOR SPOT CASH and CASH ONLY*, n 1 I will make ll to tlie interest of all CASH buyers to buy their goods from me. Believing d that LOW CASH prices will be appreciated by the trade and that it will be t?i our mutual h interest to sell only for SPOT CASH. I have adopted this rule aud will not break them under any consideration. SPOT CASH or no go will be our motto. e We thank our friends and customers for past favors aud promise lower prices than ever at > THE ABBEVILLE WHOLESALE STOBE. >j? Jan. 28) 18^4, tf j NEW DRUG STORE." Cotliran db Perrin ?. HAVE Just opened n new and elegantly fitted up DRUG STORE on the Marshall House Comer, under the Press and Jiannei' office, and are now receiving aud will continue to receive till their stock is complete a full line of f Drugs, Medicines, Chemicals, Dye Stuffs, &c. e Also, all the popular PATENT MEDICINES kept in a first-class Drug Store,all of which we !* warrant to be fresh and good. d We also olFer a well selected stock of FANCY GOODS, consisting of * Colognes, Foreign and Domestic, Handkerchief Extracts i in great variety, Handsome Vases, Lamps, &c. d Our line of BRUSHES AND SOAPS Ir simply complete. Every variety of HAIR. TOOTH ? vivuunr mmstr soaps from the finest toilet to the cheap > NAIL, FLUSH, ?n.A.v i+-i \jr Alii-' guvu MAvwtNv** ? est. lt January 28.18S5. tf : SPEED & NEUFFER, E Druggists. J^EEP CONSTANTLY ON IIAND A FULL AND WELL SELECTED STOCK OF PURE L DRUGS, CHEMICALS, etc.. etc. All the lalestand popular lines of PATs ENT AND PR()P RIET A11V MEDfUiNfiS. HER BINE, the best Liver Medicine, cures Dyspepsia. For .sale imty by us. Try our BLACKBERRY CORDIAL for Summer Complaint, ami our COMPOUND SYRUP SARSAPARILLA with IODIUilPCTASH for the Blood. :e BED BUG POISON, the most convenient way of destroying theselnsecls. DIAMOND DYRS *. all the staple and fashionable colors. A full line of FANCY GOODS, TOILET ARTICLES. it STATIONARY, etc.. etc. The best, brands of CIGARS, TOBACCO AND CIGARETTES A nr WHITE LEADS. PAINTS. OILS, VARNISHES, ETC., ETC PAINT 8'I BRUSHES, WINDOW GLASS, GOLDEN MACHINE OIL. we sen tne ceieoraieu uurnsuu ?* Bros. PREPARED 1'AINT, the best iu the market. Special attention paid to the ^Prescription Department. i Physician's proscriptions nnd Family Recipes filled at all hours of day and night by expe? ! rienccd and coiupetout hands. Orders by hand or mail promptly attended to. JI SPEED & NEUFFER. I April 29, 1885, tf :j B. F . S M IT H, " ABBEVILLE, S. C., Is now prepared to furnish all kinds of Rough or Dressi: ed Lumber, and is ready to fill all orders for Carpentei Work of any kind, at the very shortest notice and at tho most reasonable prices. Juuo 15, 1SS1, tf \