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The Abbeville Press arid BannerJ ??mmmmmmrnmI^*? ? ???^? dfc???I? ?? ?^? ???? ?^^^^? ?? BY HUGH WILSON. ABBEVILLE, S. C., WEDNESDAY, APRIL 21, 1886. VOLUME XXX. NO. 42. |? PBOFOSED IRON HIGHWAYS. ' . I, THE CHESTER, GREENWOOD, ABBEVILLE, j ELBERTONAND ATHENS RAILROAD. |i enthusiastic Jlpotins of Dplo^nlcs in 'J Columbia Enceuras'i?!: Reports from the Entire Length of the,! * X ?>AA<| | ' Ju 1 lit' VI liiraxi* yews and Courier. , Columbia, April 13. i "Columbia is full of railroad men and rail- I Toal talk to-Risilit, a'thougn tiie interest, of t the city in the occasion of the gathering is re-| < enote. This city was selected as theassem-jl blmg point because of its central position. < The meeting was one of the corporators of! I *.he Cliester, Greenwood and Abbeville Rail- j i-oad and of delegates from the various see- s tious interested in the road. It bciian in the ! i iientlemeu's sitting-room of tlie Grand Cen- a tral Hotel at S P, M. I The following corporators were present: I Greenwood?C. A. C. Waller, S. I'. lioozer, s T. P. Riley, W. H. Bailey. ' a Abbeville?W. fl. Parker, L. W. Perrin, c Hugh Wilson. i: Laurens?W. A. Sliand. Chester?Julius Mills, W. R Davie. a The following delegates were also present: Abbeville?J. C. Miller, M. L. Iionham, Jr., R. It. Hemphill, T. C Soul, John Knox, w . u. i Jienet, W. O. Dundas. Greenwood- -B. Reynolds, G. A. Swygert, J. I p T. Simmons. H Cross lliW-and Mountsville. Laurens Conn- 0 ty?Dr. E. M. Caine, Br. J. II. Miller, M. T. / Simpson, Dr. A. It Fuller. s Cilnton, LanrensCounty?W. B.Bell, D. D. ^ iiittle, J. W. C'opeland. t Chester??. L. Glenn, W. A. Sanders, J. IC. r Henry,John B. McFaJden, F. T, Morgan, "Giles J. Patterson, J. II. Buchanan. a NVInnshoro?J. M. B catty, Chas. A., Doug- \ lass, K. M. Hughey. ti Union?G. C. Perrin, D. P. Duncan. j Col. E. M. llucker, of Andor.-on, was receiv- ^ ed as a delegate representing property on the y Georgia route of the road. TIhj meetinsr effected a preliminary organ!- f sution by electing L. W Perrin president, and t D P. Duiu-au secretary. Reports from the n tiff-rent, delegations were called for. Mr. \V. ( .H. Parker, of Abbeville, gave a sketch of the j suedest origin of the enterprise as tiie Green- j; ?voni an4 Abbeville Railroad. A charter] v for this road failed to pass the Legislature at the session of ls$t on account of the lateness js <:f its introduction. At the session of lK.s-5, j j, public att >ntion having been drawn to the q plnn, its scope was extended, and it was char- p Jtoredunder its present name. It would pass through tiie center of the state and was de- P signed to conuect .Monroe, N. C., with Athens ti inid Atlanta, Ga. lie understood that it wouid place aoocvmic irom seventy lueiguij- v Jive miles nearer Atlanta than it was by rail q at present'. At an enthusiastic meeting of the citizens of Abbeville it was resolved to vole a a subscription of three per cent, on the proper- I w Hyof the town, from, to SIS,'**). o t5. P. Boozer, of Greenwood, spoke enthnsi- (j astieally and pledged tlie liberal aid of Green- ]j wood. C. A. (J. NVailer, of Greenwood, joined in the same tiain and referred to a letter from I s K, Y. MeAilen and others interested hi build- p ing a road southward from Roanoke, V.? to h' open a system iu opposition to the Clyde sys- a .tern, which letter gave assurance of co-opera- a a ion in the enterprise. ii W. A. shand. of Laurens, had read resolutions of ihe citizens of CJiiilon pledging that n section to bear its full share of the burden of, ^ building the road. Mr. shand said that then people of Cross Hill, JIunter and Jack's town- c .-ships, Laurens County, would yrade the road j ? xlrruugh th<:S'.' townships twenty-li\e miles. a Dr. X H.Miller and W. 15. Hell, of Laurens L| Gounty, and G. C. Perriu, -of Fishdwur Township, Union County, promised the aidoftheJ-r p sections. Col. D. P. Duncan, of Goshen Hill Uj Township, Union County, said that his town ship already had 520,0i)0 voted for a railroad, .and this road could get it by crossing the township. Major Julius Mills of Chester, thought Chester Township w^uld give at least ?00,OOP ^ 4o the road, and that the county wmnu }:i ve i ? 3nO,(*M to %2o,0h) more. Wax haw Township, j (i Lancaster County, lie thought, wou'il give j (j $2 ),0j0 more. Two other townships in La neap<ter, toe thought, would give Sl(?.yxw to take a t| road to Wad sboro. Major Mi lis said that he e had talked to Mr. John M Robinson, of the ! j-( Jtohinson railroad system, and found him in | c hearty accord with the projectors of the ei>- j, l?rpriser. He had changed his mind ahoutlhe c injurious effects of the ruiiroad comtnission L| <i,pon the iailio^ds of thestate, and said that (l .intended lo make a Southern connection. a (~R.pt. Dane, of Landsford, Chester County, L. }lodged subscriptions 1'iom himself and j ^ property-owning friends, and promised to j y work hard for the road. IntendantClcm, W. j ^ A. Banders, mid Senator (Jites J. I'atterson, l ?f Chester, ail spoke heartily frr C'liester; so V <ftQ E&itor Morgan. <rf the Bulletin. Mi". <1 A. I n Douglas, of Winnsboro*, asked the meeting j-y not to tix the route until Fairfield could make si proposition to have the line run through|{ Lancaster, Winnboro', Newberry, Green-1 r wood and Abbeville. This oiler would be j J; made as soon as possible and for such u road , Fairfleld, having no bonded debt, would give , ^ sis iarge a subscription to this enterprise as j t amy county lu the State. -Mr. J. M. Beatly, of t Winnsboro', spolisJo the same efleet. I ? Mr. \V. C. iienct, of Abbeville, said that two | c gentlemen of Cekesbury had said they would ' n give S10.0.-0, and that Hodsres and l'okesOury|j lownships would give $20,WO if the road would v take that route. lie was request" d by a gentleman of Ninety-Six to say that if the line would pass through that town us peopic j woutd-cotAribute to iho utmost of their pow- ^ <er. K.e esteemed it fortunate that the llobiu;f.on syst-em and (be city of Athens were both .stretching out tluir hands for this connection suid that only hcip In the middle was ivoed-ed. He moved t?r a committee of three to go to < Athens, iuiorm its people of the promise ol the enterprise in South Carolina, the commitVt?.9 to report the result of its visit to the next meeting. Adopted. The committee appointed consists of Messrs. W. C. JJeuet., II. M. Itucker and Julius Mills. After some discussion on side Issue.?, Mr. Parker moved for a. committee of three toas^ rtiLin And renort to the next meeting the ^respective amounts whieh would prohabiy be raised on the tM*o routes suggested this evening. Agreed to. The committee consists of Messrs. M. 8. Bailey, G. A. Douglas and J. L. . (rlenn. On motion ot" Mr- M. L. Bonliam, Jr., | sx meeting ot the corporators was calietl, to!" 3>e Iwld Immediately upon the adjournment t or this meeting, to consider the method by ; f which the $M,(MO required to be subscribed Anterior to the tlnal organization of the com-! < jiany should be raised. The general meeting jg then,ai 10.1), adjourned and the corporators j met. If con tide nee and enthusiasm count1, this railroad will certainty be built. IJ The coiporators at their meeting appointed ' committees for each town and township': iitong the line to canvass for subscriptions to j j rt.iiexeQuired capiial stock of ?20,0;'0, and to as- j; certain and report the terms noon which! ----- 1 i c.,K^?,.irv- I ? OUniyt lUWIlMlip UUU IllUlllCiyai nuucvi *1'- I tions would be made. When S.u.OOO is sub-1 .scribed and advertisement is made for thirty days a permanent organization will be ellect-! ed. There is no doubt that the preliminary) subscription will be made with great prompt- j ness. Although it is not ollicially so slated it ' 3s certain thai ibe corporators have assur-l auces that wlu-n the township subscriptions j aire made the Jown M. liobioson interest will ; complete the li-ue. Kucha road would shut j <>tf Columbia ami Charleston vey much and . makes the projected Columbia, Newberry i jiihI Laurens Kail rood more important than! to hot li rit.il s. X. G. <J. i The Railroad Situation of Klbcrton | .> and Klbo.'t County. [Elbcrlon Lrmlcr.] The Savannah Valley ltailrond is approaching completion. Tlio Augusta and ('hattanoo-! | ?a will, almost bej'ond a doubt, be t?n 1 f. 11 j * tin; latter to-id does not come thron^ii Ksher- j ( 3on, it will pass up Kroad River in O^lethrope '< county. We will then ten e a railroad in lif- , leen miles of us on either side. To say the I least, of it this makes a slate ot things thatj. calls upon us to wake and investigate the sit- j \ nation. The matter is at least worthy ol' our :. attention. j | The tirst qc"stion to he considered, is;:] "What will he the effect of two roads in fifteen ( jniles of us on either side, we haying no eon- ; one of them he- i AfV/HUli it i ill \ i i v/. >... ...f jug a trunk line? There may be various ; j opinions as to the eJFect upon our town and : county, produced by this statsof tilings, but' Jet us come together i:i the county nt-wsja-i" pers anil in a meeting at, the Court House,!; and exeh inge views on this ureat question^!, for it is a question of lanre proportions to tt*. I Jt seems to v.s that, these two roads cannot otherwise than greatly damage Klbert amll, Klberion unless we take step< in time to pre- j, vent it. If our people conclude that some- < tiling must be done, and it seems to us they ' will be forced to this conclusion, then what? !, What, shall be done? One of two things', must be done. We must either secure tliei. Augusta and ChattaiKjoga or build a road to tap the Savannah Valley at Km i'_rht's or somewhere. These two remedies are he/ore us. : Which is preferable? Which Is best for us? Let u-? come together and discuss these matters. The subject ought to be thoroughly venlillated. These columns are thrown open wide to Its discussion. Let us hear from you. j sind, as many who have positive an 1 perhaps j very practical views on this important quesllon will not write, we suggest the propriety1 ?uf JUuyLuj a citizens' meeting at once that we,. may "out our heads together" and compnre notes about the matter. Light would be thus thrown upon the situation. Wo would not and we dt? not presume to suggest, at present, the way out of the dilemma. But we desire to bring thesubject prom- j inently and earnestly before the people and urge its consideration. It is a vital question ; sve cannot, afford to be indifferent to it. Will these two roads in fifteen miles of ns in either side injure us? If so, what, is the ^ remedy? shall we build the road to the Savannah Valley, or shall we first strain every iprvetogct the An-zusta and Chattanooga? CVhich road is best for us? We do not. know uid therefore we do not say. One of them is ?est and which that is should be decided at nice, and immediate action taken. Atlanta s debating a similar question and she is delating it in earnest. We haven't got always o decide the question in. If we should con- n lude that the Augusta and Chattanooga is Cl est for us, it would do us no good to so con- C1 dude after the route had been surveyed, t< Money is being rapidly raised for this road a ind the- work will begin very soon. If we hould conclude that this road is best for us, t| t would not be impossible for us to get it. An ^ lir-Nne from Augusta to Chattanooga wonld |, eave us a very little wav from the route. Kl- ^ .rtft/An ic ih<. must, influential town ill this I ectioti.and Elbert couny is as good territory ^ s the road will pass through. We might, se- 0j ure the road if we wanted it. The question t( s, do we want it ? or do we want the other ? jt ? m m u i Grnnd Knilrond Project?The Ron- F noke and Southern. al [Lancaster Ledger.J d The Roanoke and Southern Railroad Com- ti any, chartered by the State of Virginia at lie last session of its Legislature, proposes to pi rganizc linger its charter nt Roanoke City on tv iprii20th for the purpose of constructing a c( tandard guage road from that poi.it to a outhern connection free and independent of ei he Richmond and Danville system. This n oad is to be a connecting link with the inde-1 endent lines of the South with the Baltimore P nd Ohio, the Shenandoah Valley and the H Norfolk and Western Road; in other words, J, a be a great competing line to I hat of the R tichmond and Danville Syndicate for j v hrongh freights and passengers North and I A lonth. IC This Company proposes to construct a road rpm liuanoKi-, > a., nu:iw> iut- u?v >*. v_, ween Virginia and North Carolina at a point j car Mxdlson, Rockingham county. North | J, liirolina. From Madison t lie line will be In he direction of Winston to Mocksville. in g >avie county, North Carolina. From Mocks- tl ille there are four mutes proposal namely1. From Mocksville, via Statesville, on to v partanburg, thore to connect with tho road ii ading from Spartanburg, via Laurens and p Ireenwootl, to Augusta, being the objective oint. n 2. From Mocksville, via Mooresville Lin- it olnton, Shelby, mid Spartanburg, to Angus- j u i. ef 3. From Mocksville, via Charlotte, York- tl illo, Union, and Laurens, ou ihe Laurens, el ircenwooii. una Augusta iioau, 10 .inKUMii. j -,v J. From Morksville to Charlotte. Lancaster, ir nd Camden, South Carolina, there to con neetj b; rith the South Carolina lioail, which gives an] utlet into Charleston, Augusta, Savannah, ei .'olumbia, and Atlanta, over independent oj i nes. I e The city or Charlotte has already had reprc- tl mitatives of her Chamber of Commerce at ti ioanoke urging the construction of the road, hey have had assurances from tlie ineorpor- tl toisof this road that the Baltimore and Ohio q re behind the movement, and were to aid in ;s construction. o I The Chamber of Commerce at Charlotte is ( inking a lively and dct rinined effort to have j d lie road built through lu*r city to Camben via ! e; rfi!ic;ister, and asks the co-operation of Lan-li) ister. This toad it seems to us would be J. lore advantageous tD Lancaster county man l ci ny yet projected, as It \v<u!d pass through lie entire county. Our citizens arc requested 1 n ? send delejrat. s to ?lie meeting to be held at I A Roanoke., Va.,on Use 2-sili instant. As the w inie is short prompt action should be taken, ti Meeting ol* Corj>or?t?rr?. W Winnfboro yews and Herald. ^ At the recent meeting of the representa- ir Ives Interested in the Chester, Greenwood M nd Abbeville Kail road, at Columbia, the r, "1 *? r - .w ln.il t I *. * f ha iln. ? IMfKitbUH Hum nillliwiliwivniii <H'<? < v.v. ?. niie action as to the line be taken until our l) ounty could be heard from. At a meeting of s li?; cor pom tors on the morning after the tieii- ti ral meeting it was decided to open the books jr the subscript ion necessary to secure the d barter, an I that said subscription be secured 1 li i favor of the line proposed in the original j t: barter. "\Ve could expect nothing else but y lii--, as the corporators were men from the li r>\vns along the proposed lino and or couiso1 b ctcd in their own interest; but the great ii uestion is whether the townships and coun- w ies alomi the line will subscribe to the roaci. g i.s ;i matter of f:;ct the project "d railroad will a e built on the route which offers the greatest dv.mtiures and inducements to the moneyed w nen of the concern Mr Kobortson, president b t the S?iboard and .Steainboart system of a "irjtinia, in his original plan preferred the v mite by Winnsboro. His company proposes a <> Ki ve sTOO.tflO for every tl(:0,UUv) given by tlie eople along the line ami we tclieve ourloi nunty can oiler the greatest advantages, n n the enginal plan it was to came by Laneas- c er, Winnsboro, Ncwborry and on to Atlanta, bus giving the system a oomyeting I3ue with a he other Southern railroads. Our people can I :et the toad, and a gentleman of town is in b ommunieation with President Kobcrtson || III! win ur iimt' iu ynt; sunn: iiimiiiiuiivii I i he subject at the approaching meeting. Let | is be up and stirring. 1 FEARING HIS NEW HONORS WITH BE- il COMING DIGNITY. t! n ti General Hempiiil 1 (i?c.? t? Columbia t; as a Delegate to the llaili-oad JI?etiii{r?Hc falls Into the Hands j of a fctair Correspondent or tne M ' A?ffusta {'Iiioniclo," and is Ini- a tlated Inio ilic <?range?The l*re? ? diction that lie will go lo the " Senate. ?\ "Richland," the wide-awake correspondent >f the Augusta Chronicle., makes a prediction t ip to the political situation at Abbeville injsi lie following pleasant paragraph in reference' {l o our contemporary which will be appreciat- j :d by a host of friends, who will lie glad to j jive him their votes on election day: "(iK>\ 11 KM I'll 1 IjL MADE A GltASOKlt.- ! a jieneral K. If. iiempiii.l, who has been aje itrong sidvo-.'ate or tue farmers' convention,!]; vns in Hie city this week, attending a rail oad meeting. While hero lie dropped in at 11 ;he Agricultural Department to hunt up t some statistics" on th? boys. The Commls- a doner took charge ol' him and soon had him tr nitiatcd into the ancient and honorable or- o ier of Grangers. When he left the depart- a nent building the small end of a New Hamp- d ;hire corn nubbin peeped slyly out of the up-. a jer breast pocket of the General's linen dus- t :er, a (juart ol' alabaster beans Jilted one j i >f his lower pockets, while a large cluster of Spanish goobers rattled in the other pocket, i [lis hair was liberally dusted with hay seed. > I'he General wore his ntw honors with be- L oiningdignity, but I ltarn that on his arri-jt? ral at h-u.'jn; the dugs barked at him. and his j (* friends Jailed to recognize him. lint be crejtt- v d something ol a sensation by the visible i videnees of his conversion, and it is said : f ,hat tae political etl'eet will be sulliciont to j <end him to tiie .^taic Senate this year." si v 9 I 1 Wlao arc Fit lor Marria^? | <_ Show the children, father, that "mother" |I is the loved cjui'i'ii of your heart and home. J 1'each (he hoys, by exainpl", that mother and : J" sister are to he treated with ;ill uentle defer- J net*. < liter t<? the weaker ones the pleasant-1 ^ st seat in the sunny \vimlows. or by tin; lire, ' ^ mil see how in;cc?ious will he the courteous ? itinospere about you. No woman, or woman- < y, girl, but will be touched to the core of her n ii i li' ln>!! vi l> v 1111 -i t hoiitriit fulness. and the ' maiden who steps out ??t" such a homo is hard-1 l.v likely to sharpen her tongue or pen at the j * expense of manUind, for manhood means to 1 licr the strength npon which she may safely '8 lean when s:ie uenls to tie upheld; the pro-' tivjtion t tiat is prompt, wlum *me needs de- i' fense; the voice that, encourages and advises ' iustly and generously. To become such a i51 man's loved wife, is to her to open the door to i j nil the gracious outrea-li of her mother's life, i' us she has seen it day by day, To heroine the ]1 husband of such a naturally womanly girl, is !. the wedding of a woman (it for wifehood with 1 rmeofthe men lit. for husbands. Show me * the man unfit for a husband I will toil you something ?rf his father :md mother. If the ' home lite is ungracious th,f children who j ' tlUW Up 111 lll.'ll. ||? HllU \\ HI *"* iwuo iiiiu j distorted in their lives as plnntt deprived of!: sunshine:uid oxygen grow stunted and awry, ij if I bey grow at all. Kegin with the babies on i ' your knee, mothers, and there will be no need ; i to complain that: "There is none lit for mar-1 riage?no, not one!" jJ A Xodcl Touiiit' I-iuI.y. jj There was a young lady in llingham j < Who knew lots of songs and could sing 'etn, \ t JJut couldn't mend hose, i And wouldn't wash clothes, Xor iicdp her old mother to wring 'em. : THE PRESBYTE5I1SS. 1EETING OF THE ASSOCIATE REFORMED PRESBYTERY AT ORA. ihc Associate Reformed Presbyte- j rians Talk of Union With tlie Uni-1 ted Presbyterians?Members Presen t?Students Incensed?Interesting Discussion. Oka, Laurens County, April 1G, 1SSG. The Presbytery met according to adjournleut at Bethel church, at Ora, in Laurens aunty, oneoX the churches under the pastoral ire of Rov. D. F. Haddon. He has been pasir of this church for forty years, and by his bility ?is a preacher, his faithfulness as a pas>r and his character as a man lie has gained lie lo%'e not only of his own congregation, but f all those whose privilege it istositunder is ministration and who come in contact 'i th hi in. This church is not a very large ne in membership, but it contains some of ic best people in the Associate Reformed xurch. It had been ten years since Presby l ??.i ,|.? n,nta ln/?Ir. I ;i\> I i ill! I nil nciu auu tuv ?? v.w ig forward to it with pleasure. Although it as a busy season with the farmers yet on riday morning a good crowd had assembled LI he opening of its sessions. The meeting was opened by a sermon from le retiring Moderator, Rev. J). W. Reid, from ic 2d chapter of 2 Corinthians and 17th verse. Tliis was one of Mr. llcid's happiest ellorts, erhaps the best we h;ive ever heard from i-rn. Aflc-r the sermon the Presbytery was instituted by prayer. Rev. J. S. Mills, of Louisville, Ga., was elect;1 Moderator of this meeting. The lollowiug iembers were present: Ministers?Rev. J. Royce, D. P., Rev. D. G. hillips, D. D., Rev. W. M. Grier, I). D., Rev. [. T. Sloan, D. D., Rev. J. Ij. Ilemphill, Rev. . C. Royd, Rov. 11. F. Bradley, ltev. J). \V. old, Rev. 1). F. Haddon, Rev. U. Pressly, Rev. ,r. Ij. I'ressly, Rev. ,f. 8. Mills, Rev. R. H. Me-1 uley, Kcv. W. W. McMorrls, Rev. E. I'. iMclintock, Rev. C. E. Todd. Fdders?R. \V. Haddon. W. J. Bryson, D. A. hestnut, J. C. S. Brown, John Lyon, John H. /asson, James A. Stevenson, E. I'. Chalmers, . D. Carmicael, J. N. Dondy. Students?H. B. Blakely.O. Y. Bonner, B. H. rler, T. B. Stewart and Thomas G. Boyee of le First Presbytery. Rev. \V. M. Hardin of M. E; church was iniled to a scat as a visiting member, and was llroduced to the Presbytery, to which herelied in words of Chtistian kindness. There was quile a contest for the place of ext meeting. Foiireongrcsaiionsapplied for , namely: Ebene/er, (in., White Oflk, Ga., opewill, Ga., and Gei.-erostee, S. C. Spcech; were made pressing the claims of caeli of ie above places and While Oak. Ga, the mrch now supplied by llev. J. L. iiempntll, as selected. The time appointed for next leetinsT-is .Saturday before the second Sabith of September. The congregational reports were generally ieoiira?iij2. Nine churches showed a defieit ii pastor's "salary, these amounts were, howler,small. Only one congregation reporting iedea:li of an elder. that of Troy reporting 10 death of Mr. I*'. C?.ok. Three ladies societies sent up reports of >eir work, and all such societies were re< nested lo send up reports at the lull meeting. White Oak, Ga., requested the moderation T a call. The request was grunted and Itev. . E. Todd was appointed to perform that uty. Thlschurch has sixty seven conununiuits, and is well aide to support a pastor. , has been supplied for several years by ltev. L. Hemphill, and it, is understood tliut the ill will he made out for him. Rev. II. T. Sloan was appointed at the last leeting of Presbytery to survey the Held at bbeviiie and report whetiier Presbytery ould be justified in organizing a church at lat place, lie reported that lie thought at lis time it would be impracticable. The report of the finance committee isalays listened to with a great deal of interest. ,*c give tlie assessments upon the churches 1 Abbeville county. Assessments for Foreign lissions upon line West $181, upon Long ane and Cedar Springs $130, upon Troy S'd, pon Lodimont 57. For Foreign Missions, ue West $.00, upon Long Cane and Cedar piings Sl'Jo, upon Troy ?73, and upon Lodiiont ^1('. During the meeting of Presbytery theetu- j ents whose names were mentioned above devered trial discourses and they were suslined as specimens of progress. The four | oung men belonging to this I'resbytery were I cfrtiKed on Saturday. The charge was made i y Dr. Phillips and was an able one delivered I . Kit. oj.-i,. 'I'll., nnrnnionv I 1113 VliaKIVlVIIOtlU ov.l 1V? JL uv V sis very impressive. U'Jie young men were i ven permission to labor during tlie summer I their own discretion. The overture from Synod concerning Union 'itli the United Presbyterian church >vns ruuglit beforetiiehou.se; the roll was called nd the members were requested to give their iews upon the matter before any motiou at II was made. We give a brief report of tlie remarks of :ieh one. Or course we will not attempt a ili report, only enough to show how each delgate or his church stands. Dr. Sloan-Ever since this question was first gilated I have been a secret friend of Union, believe it would do good , I believe it would c good lor us and for them, but 1 will oppose l now on account of its brewing tiouble? rouble will surely grow out of it. My session ad a meeting recently to discuss the matter, light elders were present, f??ur wer? in favor f Union and four wee opposed. Mv eongreation is about equally divided. The opposiion is determined. ilev. D. R H-iddon?I think the remarks iiis pvpniny should come more nartienlariy I :om the eldership. They come from unions lie people unci kno.v their sentiments and now their sentiment* and feelings better ban the ministers do. It-v. \V. L. Pressiy?I will speak only for i.vsolf. My elder will speak for my session, have no faint to find with the lJn^is ; I have o scruples about it. I do not subscribe to lieir testimony on slavery bi'CJiuse I am not sked to do so. I am willing to accept the lasis fully. I cannot see any obstacle to a uion; none have been presented. There Is s much difference bet ween our own people s between the United Presbyterians and us. 'here is no difficulty in doctrine but in pcole. There lias been a war and that is all here is of it. I do not favor union at. every acrifice. I would not create dissensions. I [ ,'ould not have any union that would leave ny considerable minoiity out of the union. Hev. (J. K. Todd?I am for union; I am also >r peace; if we cannot have both, let us have I ieace. I believe if we would look at this ioiii a true spiritual point of view we could ,11 see our way clear, forbearance would be asier. If we cannot have peace, let lis have 10 more discussion of union. Hev. J. C. Hoyd?I am for nnion. We are he siime in doctrine, discipline, worship, and raditions. As long as we remain apart we re cuilty of a sin of schism. I would be lad if the United Presbyterians would wipe ut the slavery article. While I oppose that rticle, I would go into the union. My people lo not support me in this. My two sessions re unanimously opposed to it. That being lie case, 1 am not prepared to vote for the lasls. Uev. E. P. McClintoek?My session is bitter n its opposition to this union discussion, leu who are generally mild and gentle are itterly opposed to it. They want tne discus km stopped. Personally, if a majority of >ynod tavored it, and we could go into it. nthout a disruption I might lavor it. But is t not putting tlie head of the church too uraway from us? Rev. 1>. (i. Phillips?I have no prejudice igainst the union. I used to have, but it has rastcd away. IUit it occurs to me that this mion is had policy?let. well enough alone is :ood policy. We tire yetting along very well.! t is jnconvenicnt. They could furnish us no loon or money either. It I subscribe to me i liiver.v article, I would subscribe to what I| :uew to be a lie. I eon Id go into the union, mt. I have no desire to do so. I can eat. a! row, but I don't banker after crow. I believe 1 1' I go, I can take my congregation; if 1 stay j ml I think they will stay with me. I-et us, lave peace. Let us not split. I am on tlie ; unee. Kev. I?. \V. Ileid?I am in favor of nverurning jt, down to the sessions that they nay get the sense of the people for they arc [really concerned. I am in favor of union. Kev. U. R Bradley?As for over-turning this o the sessions we cannot do that: we have no l inthorily lor it. I want every minister, elder tnd member to co into the Union, and I hink we can take them. If we are not. ready et ns get ready. This Union would send us ninisters and it would send us people too. Kev. ('. l'rosly?I accept 1he llasis, every < win. i am in lavur <u iiiwu. i numu u?c "> see it now. The ehutrh is not ready yet. dy congregation is divided. We ought. not to ic<*d every objection, yet it is not necessary k> hasten. llev. W. AV. McMorris?I am for pcace, I herefore not tor union. Union would result! n dissension in nearly every congregation. Die opinion of the minority ought to be ro:ardcd. I am not for union. l>r. (frier? I am glad to see this discussion. \gilution wisely condueicd need not result in vil. This discussion for the last six mouths ihovvs it. As the result of this discussion we, ire growing in favor of union. lam in favor >f union on the Basis given. I believe it is he will of Ciod. The cause of the opposition s rcduei'd to a linn?Mason and Dixon's line. I hey who say, "We will leave the church if fuu unite," virtually say, "I will leave my principles for my prejudices." The inconvenience amounts to nothing. We would still have our Synod and would only send delegates to the General Assembly. We seem to think that wcare the only ones who will have to forbear. Why they will have to forbear as much as we will. You cannot keep the question down because it has right at the bottom of it. It may be wise to postpone lor awhile.; Rev. II. H. McAuley?I am in favor of the union?always have been. If we can go united, let lis po. Ifwecani'ot, let us not go. My people feel the sameway about it. Itev, J. L. Hemphill?I have always been opposed the union and my opposition is growing stronger. I would object to slavery question. We ought to go slow In this matter. J)r. Boyce?I am in favor of the union. I can endorse the l*asV?. If the slavery nrtfcle; could be expunged all obstacles would be removed. The union would benefit the church and ourselves. Of course, I am not In favor of union at the expense of p^ace. Mr. John Lyon?Dr. Sloan has correctly stated the condition in his congregation. Personally, I am opposed to it. Mr, J. N. Wasson?In our congregation there ' *?- tvwtcf rti' Hio ncnnln IK ISUIIll? UplJUMIiUll) tuuu^n uiuou V* w are In favor of it. Mr. J. C. S. Brown?T think it ought to go to the sessions. If Presbytery goes it will not take the people. King's Creek is unanimously opposed. Mr. J. A. Carmichael?I was instructed by the session at White Oak to vote against It, If the slavery article was taken out it would go. Mr.R. W. Hftddon?At a meeting our session each member was called on fur an opinion and it was found that we were equally divided. No very strong opposition, but still *' 1 ~ ;?" MM w* rt >nm*n(Y(tfiAn O 1 CO \c mure i? ??i?ijwr>itiviii. ... about equally divided. The opposition Is not very inveterate?not with me at any rale. The slavery article must be expunged. They ask me to forbear; I cannot. Mr. D. A. Chestnut?I was instructed by the session to vote /or Union. I think it Is best for the church. Mr. E. P. Chalmers?This question Is harassing us to dealli. "We are opposed to Union? almost all Newberry is. There is creat p?-ace in our church. Js that true about the United Presbyterians? No. We have got t.<> fight siti and the devil, and we can do it on our own ground. Mr. J. N. Bendy?Our session is unanimous in favor of Union. The congregation Is the same. For myself I am in favor of Union and will abide the action of the Presbytery. Mr. W. J. Brysou?I am opposed to Union. I don't know about the congregation. \r .. tom no a ? ? /> nsmi?On r ^>lfli?rs pniiJitt v divided; congregation alfiqi'perhirps more in favor. I am in favor of Union when we get ready for it. A motion was made by Dr. Phillips and seconded by Dr. Grier Unit the whole matter be laid on the table until the fall meeting. It was carried unanimously. Rev. It. F. Rradlcy submitted the following motion and it was carried: That, pastors be required to preach a sermon on Christian ehnrity in reference to Union with the United Presbyterians, and that special prayer be made for light, and guidance in this matter. The second Sabbath of August was the day appointed for this. Dr. J. Jj. Pressly, W. L. Phillips, Esq..Col. J. fi. Clinkscales, Prof. S. P. McKlroy, \V. L. Miller. Esq.. and George s. Slower, Esq., were ap pointed on tlie committee of examination lor Krskine College. After thanking the community for their hospitable cntcrtaiDinent. and the railroads for favors granted, the Presbytery adjourned. COKESBURY'S CONTRIBUTION. The Rlalr Hill?The Xnrrow Oua^o and its Rcnefits? Wedding ltd In anil Other Xotcsu CoivKSnUUY, April 10, 18-96. | Mr. William Gaines owns a mill and eighty j acres of land on the Laurens side of Saluda! river at Ware's Shoals. For this place Mr. j Gaiius paid WO dollars. Since the "Narrow j Gau^e" has become a certainty and it is pmhalde a factory will some day be erected at this { water-power. Mr. Gaines lias refused an oll'er | of ?6,000 for what, cost htm SU00. Mr. Gaines j holds Ills property at $10,001. Mr. 15. II. Lawson who wa< a freight conductor on the Columbia and Greenville Railroad I for several years is in Augusta, Ga. He has j aeccptcd u position on u runrouu in umt i Slate. There lmvc boon two deaths .in this vicinity > from measles?both children. On Wednesday morning last Rev. \V. R. Buchanan united in marriage Mr. Benton S.I Robertson and Mrs. Miller. AM of Long Cane,! Abbeville county, South Carolina. 'Mrs. G. W.Taylor of Pickens, South Carolina. formerly Miss Eliza Aiken is visiting relatives. Cleveland Hammond, a fourteen year old step-son ot Mr. J. M. Ilolcombe of Hodges was shot in the left band on Wednesday, lie was handling a '12 calibre pistol when it went otr, the ball pnssitig through his hand. l>r. W. Townes Jones dressed the wound and reports him doing well. Miss Ilix of Johnson. South Carolina is spending some time with her grandfather, Capt. Charles Smith. Dr. W. II. Dial of Laurens Court House was here recently on ,professional business. Mr. Doc. t romer and Miss Mamie Cannon were married last Thursday morning by Ilev. It. R. Dagnall. Contractor Sullivan has completed his job in the direction of Ninety-Six and has moved his camp up to Mr. C. II. B. Smith's two miles from town. Th? gap uoi ween mis camp anu Stony Point, will be graded before coming towards Cokcsbury. .Messrs. Lea it Older have improved the appearaueo of their drug store by a coat of paint. .Mrs. J. C. Moore spent Tuesday in Abbeville with lior sisiiT Mrs. George C. Hodges* Mr. Samuel Ii? Shcrard who was someye^TS ago "one of the boys" or Cokcsbury but now of Laurens Court House has taken the road! as a commercial traveller. He carries a hand-1 some imc <>i gems ninuMung guuun, Trial Justii-e llerndon has two assault and battery coses on his docket. The Court has taken a recess until the assaulters can be | found. If the Blair Educational Bill gets through, South Carolina would receive the first year something like 8ll-5.7lio.50 and for the eight years that the bill would be in operation a total of about five million dollars. The colored schools will be entitled to two-third and white to one-third of these amounts. If the State appropriation for the first year was di-j vided equally among the counties and town-1 ships Abbeville county would be entitled to about Sl^flOO-aiid Coke?bury town S75D. These calculations are madeoncensus of IS,SO which is to be the hn-ds until that of 1S90 shall be taken. No State shall be entitled to a larger amount of the funds appropriated by this act than it pays out annually for educational purposes. We were pleaded to meet Mr. A. S. Todd of the Anderson Journal on our streets Friday. Mr. Todd has made the Journul one of the best weeklies in the state. Mr. Jcfi. D. Moore spent Sunday at home. Letters remaining in the Cokesbury post ofiice April 1'J: C. A. Baldwin, Thos. Graham, Jack. Adams, Mrs. Daccy Anderson, J. B. Airnew, Paul Sullivan, \V. A. Stacey. T? ... ?...lln,r Anrll 17. Whites one, colored one. Suildcn Death of C'apt. I-. B. Lee. Greenville News. A telegram received here yesterday morning by Mrs. L. I*. Lee announced the sudden death of her liusl?;ind at his camp on the At-. Ian tic and Northwestern milroiid where he was at work on a contract. lie had gone from work to ills room to prepare for a visit to Shelby mid fell dead while bathing. The physicians say his ueath was cruised by apoplexy. ('apt. I.ce was a native of Oconee i _ ~i ? - *'?n A tn AiMr nthur <111(1 11 Mirci'iSMUl nilHRKIui. amwiig irn<v. work lie has done tin* building of the Columbia & (ircMvflle telegraph lino from Columbia lo Walhalla. lie was a brother-in-law of Colonel Keith, of the KcoweeCourier, the two having married sisteip. lie bad been living In West (Srecnville two or three years and had won the contidenceaud friendship of this community. Keep Out of Debt. (With the usual intricacies of English orthography.) A man in debt No rest will gebt Until he's in the tomb 11 is cares will weigh So heavy theigh Will slirould his He with glomb. Jle'JI practice guile; And never Miiuile; His head with p?in will ache; He'll urleve and sigh And want to cligh And thus iiis troubles shache. Hut owing none He'll hav? morfl fnno Timn any Uine that reigns ; He'll feel benign; His health Is flirn And lie loii'j lifo atteigns. Without a doubt. . All can keep mi)it Of debt, if only they Will never buy To please tbe euy Alul cash down always r>cy. < TEE OLD HEMIC FIlBT. SCINTILLATIONS FROM THE PEN OF "EAST END." 1 Good Looking Men?Fine Stock?Ear- ; ly Corn?The Snrrow CJan^e and I Colonel Mitchell?A Word to Edge* I field?Personals and Other Matters. ( Ninety-Six, April 19.1?8C. i A il%? i n rr Kni!f r\f nifjn U'n hi Vfl nuuilt luo UCOt IUWI\1I?& ugt J vi HIVU V J seen for some time Was the delegations to the Railroad Convention atColumbia from Green- i wood and Abbeville. They were full of ear- , nestness and we believe they will build their road. We would like a slice of the pie ourselves, but if we can't get it we are perfectly : willing for Greenwood to have it. We arc not i of the "dog in the manger" klivcL We have received several letters and enquiries about our Stock Fair, as to the time we propose to hold it. It has not been determined, but August will be the month and as early in the month as possible. A great deal of the early planted corn has to be planted over. It is always well enough to < be in time, but i t is always best to wait for the i land to get warm, then manure highly and work rapidly. Guano pays better on corn than on cotton. Mr. Edward M. Osborne was married on last Wednesday night to Miss Nora Kinard. daughter of Hon. C. W. Kinard, of Edgefield county. Mr. Osborne is exceedingly fortuim tit in n-in 11 in it un nlop a Indv iind our sincere wish is that their future may be blessed with all ilio comforts and Joys that a long lite may afford. CapL George Washington Calhoun, one of the cleverest men, and one of the best farmers in Ninety-Six township, bad his Irish up a little the other morning because they would not locate the road just where he wantod it, . anil we believe he was eminently correct. Mr. L. M. Moore received per Southern express on la*a \Vcdne.sciny a beautiful Holstcln heller calf from Charleston. If we could have any influence with the good people of Fray township, Edgefield county, we would advise them to go to the polls on next Thursday and vote a tax for the road from Ninety-Six via Burst's store and Strums to Edi:efield Cor rt House. This road is bound to be built and after they vote I lie tax they arc then in a shape to do something, but to wait /or a guarantee that" the road will be built is lolly. Railroads cnonot be constructed without money and no sensible company will take hold of a route unless it is bttieked by money or saleable bonds. If they let this election go by default they will always regret it. It does not "tie up the township" as some people argue. The wording of the petition sigued by the freeholders is a contract and un less the road is run asset forth in said petition the contract Is Hull and void. Mr, Ernest Gary, a prominent lawyer of 41 r'-' 44 * 11 ir?nr tV!on/1u LI1C" JMJgVlltM-u Mill, nun -utyu near Ninety-Six for the past few days. Mr. D. II, Thompkins Informs us ihat out of thirty or forty calves dropped on his place in the last seven years, he has had only two heifers. 13aa place to raise Jerseys wo won Id imagine. MaJ. llalc and Col. Phillips were in Augusta last week and witnessed the game offense ball between the Charleston and Augusta clubs. They report a fine game but fouud trade very dull. We have seen a number of reporlR in different f apers boomin^-Col. Mitchell and his narrow yau^e railroads. We are not at all jealous of ill I tills, but we dibllite to see his name connected with the Atlantic, Greenville and Western Railroad company. The Colonel has a railroad somewhere down in Georgia, but he is in no way connected wmi me auiiiiuc, Greenville and Western Railroad Company. OcvL II. 1J. Ham melt, of Greenville, S.C.,is the president of (his company, and the directors tire farmeisand merchants properly distributed alon-i the line. The secretary, treasurer and auditor reside at Ninety-Six, S. C. ('apt. J. W. Lipscomb and P. W. Davis have two of the best half Norman colts we haw seen so far this Spring. C'apt. W. T. Branch was In town last week on Life Insurance business and while here visited Eureka Lodge No. 17 A. E. M. We are iilwaysglad totbavehim with lis. The englneer-of the Narrow Gunge has located the line to where it intersects the Columbia and Greenville line. The ciinvasscr for the Grot-nuwod Tribune wns in town a few days ago and succeeded in taking the names of a gf>od many subscribers. Ills a bright newsy sheet and we wish it much success. Just, as soon as our nil I road is completed we expect to start a Daily Gazette at Ninety-Six and trust we can depend upon Greenwood friends for their patronage. The communication of "Vasmer' in last weak's issue of the Abbeville Messenger in some .respects is calculat ed to do our town council an injustice. We have known each member of this honorable body for years, and any reflection upon them as gentlemen would .iot we think be thought of. yet to class them as a body of persecutors is a mistake, end the rood people of Ninety-Six know it full well. 'I"* ?liA ifAuhli roonftofMhillv irntfl i JJL7 lUI'UCUIll- IIJC tiumi'ij, <VQ(/WVMW..V voters of our town. They were nominated in open convention by good men and elected by the same, and any attempt by u faction who had nothing to do with their election to the offices they hold will not be sustained Under oath they have promised their constituency to do their duty and until they fail we will have full faith in their dealing justly and impartially with all. Ml*. H. R. Turner has a beautiful half IIoIstein heifer calf, which lie has sold to Capt. W*T. Hranch at a fancy piJce. It is very handsome, indeed. The board of health is making its grand round and llnd the town in very good eonditiou. EAST EXIX Terracing: our Fields. Cotton riant. I want to say something to encourage the farmers of South Crrolina to terrace their land. 1 see "Subscriber" has given information on terracii.#, which is very good. Ter-I racing is the second best tiling that was ever introduced Into t?e State of South Carolina. The passage ot tlie siock taw is me urst, as ib causes all vegetable mailer to be left on the soil; terracing hold, all ihe fertilizing properlies'or rich mould Unit would waste away, 'and holds all the richest that kind Providence sends to make the crop. I thought the first account of terracing I saw in the Southern Cultivator that there was too much said?but the half has not been told jot. I look back three years aDd feel astonished that 1 did not have more sense than to cut I ditches all over the Held, and run the rows | with them so that every row could carry all | the wuter that fell in it, all the soil and fertilizers? for everydrop of muddy water is ut least 1-4 soil and fertilizing properties, and if terracing is done you can save all the water that falls. When I commenced terracing I did not cut otr all the surface water that collected above the field which broke over some of them, so I found that I had neglected ihe main part In cutting oil all surface waters I have lound in crossiut; over low places or washes that it is best to point ..up?s:iy 4 inches raise in 12 reel from thenulley to the centre of the gulley, as tlint much full will draw the water from the low places. I will now say something about levels. The patent levels are good, but a farmer who has a >a\v and hammer can make one in one hour's time at a cost of from $150 to $2.(K) that one hand can beat two in leveling. Here Is a koodform: One scantling \y* inches thick, by 3 inches wide*nd L2 feet long; an upright | hoard ?> inches wide, one Inch thick and or 5 feet high and lap on in the centre; brace on I each side?place tne level in the centre perpendicularly on the beam and about level with the angle. Tack on two cleats?one on each side to hold the level in place, with a nutton to turn over the level similar to a door button. Round the <nds of the bottom piece so it can be pushed along over the ground. If it has been broken you must I know the tnarits 10 run oy. i ume ? i?v?horse plow and run lour furrows to terrace, then n shovel ami build up the low places I a little higher than the other. In raising grain I run 2 furrows, then sow grain and place in and run live other 2 furrows; for corn or cotton I lay the rows oil' and bed out on them, then I put in guano nnd bed back so that the terraces arc but little wider than the other middles so that nothing is lost, or I let them grow up in grass and cut it; this will do Just as well and hold water better. J. D. COOPEIl. Traveller's Rest, Greenville County, S. C. ? ?? Old Hones. [Elbcrton Leader.] Mr. IT. P. Muttnx brought to town the other day the bones of a man washed up in his river bottoms lu the recent freshet. Wc understand that the land from which they were washed lw?s been in .cultivation lor seventy* ttve yea:*. A rtn- ??< /.T/.ltlmi hilt nnnr>f>nlilo rnnt.C'Kt. West l'oitvt, Va., has cone dry by forty-six majority. Three hundred and seventy-four votes were polled?the next to the largest vote ever polled there. All ike whites except thirty two. and quite a number of colored voters voted dry. Three barkeepers voted dry and one did not vote. The announcement of the result caused loiul rejoicing among the large crowd anxiously awaiting. SOUND AS A DOLLAR. ,V York Doctor Talks Go?4 Sense on the Liquor Prescription Business. The President Dr. Barron read the following paper: Gentlemen of the York County Medical and Surtficul Assneiutiion: You will find on the Uth THise of the code of cthlos which has been adopted by our constitution, on penalties, paragraph third, this penalty: "Any President who shall fall at the expiration of his term of office, to address the Society on some subject connected with its objects shall pay to the treasurer the sum of two dollars as a tine for his neglect of duty." Now, Gentlemen, I ?m retiring from office, and have no ready cash to puy the flne, allow me to make a lew remarks to you as my only subterfuge. After a long absence from the regular meetings of the Society, I am once more with you ixnd must congratulate you on facts which have come under my own ooservntrou, uuu Information which I believe to be true, comIng from others. First, I would congratulate you on your continued prosperity "as a society. For more than five years this Society has been in existence. It was organized as a new body, based on the organization of the old Medical Society off York county, In 1^48, which body, from the late wiir and perhaps other causes, had ceased to exist. Second, I would congratulate you on the fraternal feeling that would seem to exist between the members, euch vieing with the other In the extension of professional courtesy and a thoughtful regard for the great and noble cause you are advocating. Third, I would eoagratuhiteyou on the continued growth of the Society, numbering as it does, almost the entire profession in our county, and as your secretary informs me, some members outside of the county. I might slop fight here and content myself with saying, I am free from the two dollars fine; out inumge me wimc jl mi?ivc u ?????? remark, in which 1 tbJnk our Society and the Profession at large nre deeply concerned. I allude to the enactment by the Legislature in the year 1882, of a law, as recorded In General Statutes, page 512, section 175L, which reads as follows : -Jt shall be unlawful for any physician to give a prescription far any 6uch liquor, except when actually in bonajlde attendance upou a patient." Fur a violation of this law is affixed a flne of S2U0, or imprisonment, or both, in the discretion of the Court, I do not know of myself that the law has been violated by any of us; but I do know that many of us have been importuned to'do so. Instance, myself. 1 was once called on, upon tire Salwmxh -day-, so make a prescription for a sick mule. One quant of whiskey was the request made. 1'oor sick mtilc would certainly die, unless I gave the prescription. Well, I was not satisfied that the man owned a mule; If he did, I was not satisfied that it was sick ; but this I did know, that the applicant was very fond of a wee drop, and my conclusion was as it was Sunday, that be wished to get on a "bust " as they call it, and raut around and havc.a go d rime and enjoy himself generally. I referred him to bis family physician. Now, Gentlemen, my own experience in this and many others cases, convinces me that yott are not un frequently solicited to grant certificates which are not worthy. Let me say, it is a dangerous thing to do so. The laws of our country are agaiust It. The sale of spirituous liquors in our county, or town] at least, is confined to the druggist, and he can only sell on our prescriptions as laid down in the law I have read to you. The drujgisi is not responsible for the ilquor tie deals-out. If called to account, he produces the prescription and the case ends here, so far as he is concerned. We can say to the applicant: "Yoa know I am not your physician ; I cannot give you a prescription ; 1 only control the druagist for my own patients; go to your family physician, and if lie thinks you need it, he will certainly nrescribe it for you." It the applicant per slsiu we can say, "We are not authorized to Jtcop si drain-shop, and ihe law can punish lis for giving preemptions when not in actual attendance upon the patient." It can never he a pleurant reflection for us to know that our prescription has made a man drunken in the streets and a displace to a civilized community. Gentlemen, i s<ay again that we cannot be too circumspect in our actings in granting prescriptions. Tlie luvi-y^r can Iiave his name struck from the .roll of attorneys for Illegal ml.scon duct, and no longer be allowed to appear 4n the court-room as an advocate. The divine-can be taken from his pulpit, and by the authority of his church debarred from officiating as a preacher of the gospel; but the physician has no authority by which he can be called to accounX but public opinion. Ou his skill in healing the siclr, on his probity, his truthful ness and sooriery, acpeuus his rewiiirncmpr lion lo public mvor and his success In life. How ciirelul, then, we should he to maintain gooil name. With these remarks, Gentlerrten, I retire from the chair aR President of this Society, with thanks for the position that has been -conferred .upen me more from my age than any material benefit 1 nx:iy have been to .you. He assured, Gentlemen, aud I feel that 1 am speaking truthfully, tn t I shall ever maintain a lively and abiding Interest in your success in life. * ^irrvm-petttt t T vtpt57q Lunui/Aixuuu liu n ? * The Railroad and its Trestles?Onr CorrcNpondcnt and His Solemn Warning. Lowkdesvii.le, April 15, 1SS8. Fditor Press and Banner: 1 in a hurried manner and under high business pressure, give you some local dots, which ? l : ? " " '1 fn tiiff V/Ult'/lU'n fwn you C'illl L' 11 J.J UI1U. IV) iot >u cuiu J v_. vcnience. We haven splendid stand of crab grass in tills community. Most of our farmers are done planting upland corn. Please make a note of that fact and hand It to friend Hemphill. Spring in nil its celestial beauty is upon us, though winter lingers in its lap. The work upon the Savannah Valley Railroad progresses rapidly. The trestling from Watkins'will be heavy. The depot question has teen settled in favor of the New Town, and all parties Interested are in harmonv. John Walker, of South Carolina, and John Clark, of Georgia, both colored, whi.e attempting to cross Savannah River in a batteau. the 15th of last January, were drowned. John Walker's skeleton was found and identified the 2nd of April, that of John Clark was also found and idenlitied on the 9th Inst. 'rii? ViHinir tAmtarfinn srohi mine is being successfully worked nt present. Some rich nuggetsol gold have been taken from ft recently. Capf. S. J. Hester has planted V/4 acres In melons. The Captain Is one of our progressive farmers. I, R. A. Pressly, one of the legal and lawful heirs of the late Win. A. Pressly, deceased, do hereby warn all persons whomsoever, not to attempt to cultivate the lands of said estate without explicit M?d Je^al authority from 1 T T,-'i r Tiwltrn f/\V Ah. .ItUlge .1. r uuerij,\ imi, x lumiiv u uut,v beviile county. And whereas, I liuve given fair notice and warning heretofore by posting pub ic notice on said promises, which was maliciously jind clandestinely torn down, I now solemnly and posifi voly and -for i ke last time warn.said parties if they disregard this notice that the law will be enforced ayainst them to the last extremity. I already have proof sufficient, to convict the p irty that tore down my not'e*on the 10th Inst. but will let them pass on, if they do not repeat the same malicious otl'ence. RALPH ALEX PRESSLY. Hoiv Every Farmer ran Have Fruit all Summer. Every family who owns a small spot of land can haveJlYuit all summer with very lime labor, yet there arc hundreds ??T families without fruit. A spot of ground forty or fifty feet square, or about, the size of a square in an ordinary garden, will produce all the fruit that any family will need. Strawberries, raspberries and grapes seldom fall to hear in this country because the fruit is not killed in the [bloom by fiost. Strawberries will yield two hundred bushels per acre, and three or four square rods will produce as muchafone family will need ; they begin to ripen the last of April In tills country, and continue through May. Raspberries come In about the time strawberries disappear, and a few vines will supply a family. Five or six grape vines will bear a greater quantity than one family will need for eating, and these will he in season from the first of August until frost 1/ different varieties are nlsuited. No family will be without fruit if they will civc a little care to a small plat of ground set apart for these three kinds of vines. Where land is an object a grape vine may be trained to grow over the kitchen window or door, against the wall of a stable or barn, as it may find Support on a shade tree, in any of which places it will be ornamental as well as useful. Raspberries will trow in the corners of the fence or beside the garden wall, and strawbcrrie.s will grow and bear spontaneously If started In an old ?.>iii hut. niI Minse do best, when nronerl v cul tivatort. Give a little attention to those and you will never fall to have an abundance of fruit for your children. Stripe Takool, something new for ladies' and children's dresses at Win. E. Bell's. iWl * " ' rr.v BIASOND DOST AT BITE WEST J| ?* ' m LIFE AND CURRENT TOPICS ABOUT THE 1 HOME OF OUR COLLEGES. The County Normal Institute?The ' Proposition to Have it* ftfeetln* in the Classic Town Many Inteit* - ->J eating Items. Due West, S. C., April 19,18S6. -P Little Saflord, Mr. J. H. Wren's youngest chNd, died on Monday of last week of pneu-. , S''1 monla. N ? .Dr. Iranian preacneo iwotrpteinaioi ??rmwg last Sabbath in the Associate Reformed Presbyterian. -.-.x -?g05jS Prof. Young returned from his Florida trip last Saturday. Prof. J. W. McGlll left last week to resume his work in Georgia. The brick wall around Mrs. John Cowan's front yard was put up 26 years ago last Tliuraday. Dr. M A. Thompson, of Anderson, was la < town last week on his return from Presbytery. Now "the woods are full" of the average small boy and the chinquapin wnfttie.^ . , . Mr. H. P. McGee was out riding with Wlllife Wright Tuesday oi last week. Dr. J. S. McDavld has been on a profession* al tour through the up-country. Mr. S. D. Brownlee and family, ofAnderson, have been down on a visit to his brother , Mr. R. C. Brownlee, Jr. The boys of Donald's easily sqnelched the ~ boys of Ersklne in a game of base ball last ? . Saturday afternoon. Try 'em again, boy*! - vMr. w. T. Cowan left last Tuesday 'for Georgetown. He goes*. to represent the Due J West Lodge nt uie urana Loage meeting 01 -7-3 the Knights of Honor at that place this week. Eight members of Dr. Edwards' choir were absent Inst Sabbath. Home of them attend* lug the Y. M. C. A. Convention, bat with all due defference to the absent ones we thought '.'.3 the choir sang bettor than osoal. l*rotf.$nuittIer8ha9 organized quite a large class In Erskine College for the study of elocutlon. The boys dou'Mntend to be "left in the shade by the Hon. John Bright at the ap- " : pronchlng Commencement. Pmt Haunders . conies among 11s well recommended as a i teacher of elocution. He is regularly em- y:\ ployed at Washington and Lee University. In a free fisticuff between two colored boys on Mr. Luther Haddon's place last week, one . J iiio raal/>r>nf/>r>tfi nsf>H n. hftr of iron with some force on the head of the other, and It wus feared fatally. So far It is only a case of petit mat. Mr. A.T. Hnmllton, of Erskine, Tfent botne * Inst week, and, alter a few dnj'fl rest, will'go to Poughtoeepsle Business College. Several cases of chicken pox in town; or ' "Mtcttrmel small pox." Something new for our city was the selling of goods directly by sample directly to '? the citizens by a gentleman of Anderson who % was representing a large firm of Few York, ' School Commissioner Hodges gpenta couple of nights In our town last week. He was vi* itlng the schools in this section. Miss Janie Barmore. of Barmore's Turnout, is visiting her sister, Mrs. B. C. DuPre. She resports the water in the mineral spring; rrW**i 11 fu I and as-eoodas ever. It Is said That this spring is or the same bind as that at "s W'llliamston. Mr. it. A. Pressly, the champion terracer of tne county, spent a night in town last week. He has many friends and acquaintances In , our town, who were pleased to see him and. leam of his success in this new Industry. We are to have a marble yard here bootu The proprietor is an old hand at the trad* and halls from Laurens county. Mrs. J. L. Todd und her daughter, Mn>. H. M. Young, went over to Laurens with otar Presbyterial friends to visit relatives In thelf old neighborhood. An Anderson localizer says that one young lady in that city Is engaged to tferce young B>en. Now, really, that may be news to 4>1* renders, but we have reason to believe that such a state of thiDgs Is the general rule and not tiie exception in some other towns that we know of. Mrs. Mnry Martin, of Greenville, Is visiting her son Mr. Johu M. Martin. ->?2 The carpentry work will be finished in a . '"Va week or so on the Little River Baptist church. ' a few miles east of here when the painter's . iipiiah will hf? tilled with desDatch. The dedi- 'Am cation will lake placc on the'thlrd Sunday. June. Rev. J. B. Hawthorne, D. D., of Atlanta, has been Invited to preach tne dedicatory sermon. A sufficient amount of money lias been subscribed to put the Baptist church of this place In first-class style,and the work will be- ' V alii In a week or two. The church is on rlsFns ground. A Ladles' Missionary Society and also a children's soaiety are to be orgai -v. .3 ized soon. Mr. J. B. Bonner took his Utile daughter,' v Josie, to her grandfather's Friday. Our School Commissioner Is making an effort to establish a C >unty Normal Institute at this place. He presented his plan at a Joint meeting of the Faculties of the two Colleges here last week and asked their co-operation. No definite arrangements have been made yet. The Junior class of Ereklne are busy preVnring themselves to win new laurels and the first bouquet. The exhibition comes off on s.Iia 7f.li of Slav. TJie Rpring communion of the Associate Reformed Presbyterian church will be held 011 the first Sabbath of May Instead of the second. \ I)r. J. W. Wldeman left Monday for Camden. He goes to attend- the State Medical Convention. On his return he will stop over at Chnppells and take a tumor from the mouth of a negro on Capt Strother's place. He will he assisted by one of our dentists Dr. G. JL Cowan. Prof. Lee also will be there to photograph the tumor, &c. Dr. Wldeman will n* doubt, succeed as ho is an expert with the knife. His professional friends will expect him to write it up for the County Association.. Weights and Measures. Bushel Wheat, - $0 potrnd* Bushel Barley,. 48 pounds v. Bushel Buckwheat, 50 pounds Bushel Cwrn (ear), 70 pounds Bushel Coru shelled 56 pounds Bushel Kyc 56 pounds Bushel Oats, 82 pounds Bushel Potatoes 60 pound* Bushel Salt, 70 pounds . / >14 pounds Iron, 1 stone '2iy, stones, 1 pig Barrel Flour, 1*6 pounds i Barrel Pork, .... U90 pounds Firkin Butter, ? 56 pounds 2,000 pounds, 1 Lok(co.) 2,210 pounds 1 t<>n(gr.) Cubic ft. Brick 102 poundK ^ *? C') nntinHu L'UOIC II. V,OKK,.??~" Cubic it. Cork, 15 pounds Cubic ft. Copper, ? ? 550 pound* Cubic ft. Earth,. 137 pound* Cubic ft. Ula<s 165 pounds Cubic ft (?old, 1210 pounds Cubic ft. (Jvanlte, IGo pounds Cubic ft. Gunpowder 56 pounds ' < Cubic ft. Iron, 451 pounds Cubic ft. Rubber, 66 pound* Cubic ft. Lead, 709 pouuda Cubic ft. Maple, 47 pound* Cubic ft. Platinum, 1379 pound* Cubic ft. Sand, 104 pounds Cubic ft. Silver, SB pound* Cubic ft. Water, - 62 pounds 270 cubic ft. of new Hay, 1 ton 4 inches, 1 hand 6 feft 1 Ci? horn 6,l-'0 fret 1 knot o,-2S0 feet, 1 mile 20*.7xm7 feet 1 ?jcre , 2VA gallons, 1 barrel f)4 gallons 1 hogshd 36 bushels 1 cha'd'a 4x4.\S ft I #ord 240 s-hecls_ . 1 token 15 degrees of Longitude, 1 houj (time). 1 degree of Longitude, 4 minutes. (Mrcumfcreuce of a circlc is 3.1416 times it* diameter. Area of a circle is 3.141G times the square of its radius. One horse-power Is the power to raise 33,000 pounds. 1 foot per minute. Area of an eclipse is .7854 times the logdinameter times the short diameter. A Diuner and a Kiso. 4,I have brought your dinner, father," The blacksmith's dauuhter said. As she took from her arms a kettle/ And lilted its shinning lid. ' There's not any Die or pudding, So I will give you this ? And upon his toll worn forehead She'left a childish kiss. i The blacksmith tore off hi? apron, ! Anil dlued in hnppy mood, Wondering much ai ihe savor Iild in his humble food; W'liile all about him were visions . Full of prophetic bliss. But he never,thought of the magic In his little baughter's kiss. I While she with her kettle swinging, | Merrily trudged awjiy, ; Stonned at the sight of a squirrel, Catching some wild bird's lay; And I thought how many a shadow Of lite and fate we would miss, ' If always our frugal dinners Were seasoned with a kiss. Rutton*! buttons for trimming ladies' .anii" children's dresses. Win. E. Bell. 3 lii. A J