The Abbeville press and banner. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, May 19, 1886, Image 5

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The Press and Banner' Wednesday, May 19, [1886. J I The Jlaplfton Factory. It is, we believe, not generally known that; ?? t. ..... ^ l * 11<* ?./uiMtv ;i ( oYfnn liwfnrv I wfiiineiii.io"v?iuv v.......... . in full operation, but such is the fact. Messrs. J JScarlesiV: Dallas have one on l.ittle Itiver, five i miles south of McC'ormiek. with a capacity of -about two hundred pounds of yarns per day.! The machinery is perfectly new, and of the latest styles,all of which is run by a first-class j turbine wheel. The house is not fulio$'ma-| chinery?the wheel is only taxed to a part of its capacity, and with some additional machinery the daily work of the factory co-iId be i fully doubled, without any perceptible increase of cost for bouse room, water-power or labor. We learn tint the mill now psiys from | twenty t > thirty per cent find with additional' capital the profits would be ureal ly increased. | It seems to us that if the capital stock was en-1 Jarged that the investment would be a most profitable one to the investor, while doing much to build up an important industry and a valuable institution in our county. If I Messrs. Kearles tfc Dallas could be induced to! yell stock sufficient to till the house with machinery they would not only do themselves u jrood* but would furnish an excellent opportunity for others to reap a handsome profit from their investment. The demand for the goods manufactured at- this factory is: unlim-j iteo, and the price ofi'ered is always the high- j est. Capt. Wm. Bradley, an expert in factory machinery is in charge of the mill, and will take pleasure in communicating with any one 1 in reference to the mill and its business. 1 The Mikado Tea. - One of the most notable events of the sea-l von was the Mikado Tea which was given in 1!>o ?'ourt House last Wednesday evening. 1 Tiie Tea was under ?lie patronage of Mrs. Boner and Miss Kate Calhoun, and the receipts . >vere for the benefit of tho Episcopal church at this place. The young ladies, I Miss Sallie Calhoun, Miss .Mamie Calhoun, , MissJer.nie Delph, Miss Hannah Ilcmphill, Miss Mamie Lawson, ^ Miss Kate Marshall. Miss Coiri" McClung, i Miss Ella Penny. Miss iitieia Parker, Miss Edna Tuston, 1 Miss Jennie Zeigler, were dressed in Japanese cost nines, and f presented a novel appearance. while their jgrnce of manner was quite natural, and quite < Lome-like. The large attendance of our people attested ( the interest which was felt in the unusual proceedings. The clear profits amounted to SSo.UO, lor which the church is indebted to ' Mrs. Kenct and Miss Calhoun, while the guests owe these ladies a debt of gratitude for the privilege of spending so delightful an evening. Death from Paralysis. ] Mn, Hugh Pkince of Antreville, njred sixty-four years, was stricken with paralysis 5iist Wednesday at Abbeville village. Mr. -Prince \v(i? a usillant soldier in the Xineiecnth South Carolina KeginiettL, aud is a quiet and iuollcnsivc citizen. ] ? J Hi*gu M. Pkince died on Saturday nl?:ht J ait twelve o'clock, at the Sew Hotel in Abbe ville, h:ivinL? been conscious only a little wlille at intervals since liisattack on Wed lies- s day. He was buried at Sbiioh on Sunday at- f ternoon at tour o'clock in the presence of a ' large assembly of people. Ilev. S. J. Bethca preached Hie funeral services. Mr. Prince was a member of the Methodist church ut Shiloh lor twenty-nine years. TJie Outlook. ' The stands of cotton, with low exceptions, 11 re very unsatisfactory. t The stands of grass is unusually good, and .' the crops ure crowing with vigor. Pastures ( sire good hnt thousands of acres of good pas- 1 tore land have no fencing. The out crop is in a precarious condition. <r "With favorable seasons from now until matu- > rity goo<l crops will be made, but without car- i ly rains the crop must be very short. It is estimated that the wheat crop will be : About equal in yield to the seed sown. i Greatly increased areas of upland corn t have been planted, and the stands are excel- .1 lent, and the crop is growing oif finely. : ?. i Another .Man ou tJic Road to Pros* " ( 5?erS ty. , Mr. Geo. S. Wilson, of Warren ton. lias just i fenced about one hundred acres of pasture land, nearly all of it wet low lands, lie has ( placed in this pasture a lot of cattle, and he i "will henceforth get the profit arising from the ' rich growth of grass that has heretofore gone 1 IU W ilMV. . ( Palitieflo Saloon . Thomas Metrettigan proprietor of the fine i old Palmetto saloon is better prepared tlian i ?ver to supply the public, with pure goods commonly used as medicine. Fine old malt ( whiskey, French, California and Blackberry < Brandies. .\ nd he is selling fresh cool Lager $ Beer at the small sum of "> cfcs., per glass. ?. j Rare Chance for a Bargain. 1 If any man in Abbeville county wants o ' second-hand steam engine and thresher he ' should call at the Press and Banner ofiice, 1 where he can get a bargain 011 his own terms. J Th<> machinery will be sold cheap, and on a <-redit to suit the purchaser. Apply early asj1 the machinery will tie sold. J A. II. Hlorion. i This aged citizen dioil nt his residence in l Smithville on Friday evening the 14t!i in- ; stant, after a lingering illness, lie was great- i ly respected by all who knew him, and leaves l large number of friends to mourn his death, i He was a man of high iutegrity, aud strict timidity to principle. i 4*. M. Jordan. < An honored citizen of Ablteville county, ! died in Florida at. ten o'clock last Friday night. : He had long been a sufferer, and his dea'h J was not unexpected. He was a true man 111i -Jill the relations of life, and his death will be mourned by many relatives and friends. OJf to Lowndcsville. | Mr. Samuel 0. Turner left for Lowndesvllle yesterday, where he will open a new drug store in the name of Speed A Turner. Mr. Turner is as good a man as ever lived, and we Iknow that he will succeed. To Return. Miss Julia Zeiirler and Mr. S. .T. Zeiprior and family are expected to return from Louisiana to-day. Mr. E. M. Kraton hns rented the bottom lands 011 Norris creek belonging to the Jeff. Davis estate. It is perhaps the finest pasture grounds within reach of the village. lie has) enclosed about one hundred acres of low wet j lands on which cane and the best of grasses grow in great luxuriance. If our farmers in j all sections of the county would fence their i lands they would be prosperous. I Ma.t. J. L>. Wiiitk, of Jiradiey. lias recently enclosed a new pasture for liis stock. He now I has two pastures. This is the important step} on the road to prosperity. Without a past ure no farmer can succeed. I.et every farmer in < Vhl.ovltl.. minnt.v foiifc his waste lands, and prosperity will reward hisellorts. Tin-: Misses Cuter have sold much honey' this season. They took from one hive of bees t twenty-two pounds at one time. These la-j dies have also a good crop of strawberries. I They have already sold 300 quarts, with plen-j ty more in the patch. Mr. Sam Hester fell in the Hail road well ! at the depot at his lather's house. He was j not seriouslv hurt. The negroes who were winding up the bucket, let the windless get loose from them, and Mr. Hester went to the bottom in a hutry. Miss Lki.a Whildex lectured in the Baptist church l->>t Monday afternoon on <"hina. She has had ten years experience in China, and will soyn return to the work to which she has devoted her life. Thk new Associate Reformed church was I dedicated at Mt. Carmel last Sunday. Or.' Lindsay and I>r. Sloan preached. Dr. Grier; was unable to be present, as per appointment. 227 to 56.?Huiet township Edgefield county 1 has voted a subscription of 5 per cent, to the Augusta, Edgefield and Newberry Ilaiirond.' The list stood 227 for and o(> against the tax. | Majou Zeicler went last Sunday to see1 his old friend Mr. Robert. Anderson, near) Jlodges. who has been quite sick for several weeks. The Major reports him better now. . Messrs, W. Joel Smith. George Smith,! W. A. Tetnpleton, L. W. Smith. J. M. Giles, j * and others of our town, attended the funeral of (}. M. Jordan at Greenwood yesterday. The Methodists will soon irive a hot supper for the benefit of their church, and for the re-: lief of the wealthy clerks and opulent editors i who may have laid up much ready cash. Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Gii.ks went to Green- J wood last Sunday morning, to attend the, funeral of Mr. (J. M. Jordon, but his remains ' did not arrive as was expected. Mr. John McNeil, of War rent on, tied a] mule by a rope, around its neck, one night1 last week Next morning the mule was choked to death. Mr. L. C. Wilson, an aged and honored citizen, is in a feeble oon lition. II<> lias quit keeping house and is now with his fcon, M. j Harvey Wilson. Thk iron oil tlie Savannah Valley Railroad \\ns been laid 1o the Bowman's Kerry road,! near the Presbyterian church in the town of; Lowmlesville. Tnk stores in Abbeville how close at six' o'clock in the even in;:, except on Saturday. | Lieners will take notice, and conic early lor their rations. Mr. J. B. Wit,son* of Warrenton caught in ; his basket one day last week eiiriit blue c;.t! flsli, weighing thirty-two pounds in the iitj-i gregaW. i If the Augusta Chronicle is correct in its statements, it is hardly likely that Gordon j will get as many as three votes in all of Georgia. | IIkv. Dn. Baii.y, the Baptist. evanselist of. South Carolina, will preach in tlie Baptist church Thursday night, the 20th, at S o'clock. Two of Abbeville's nice younsr ladles laid flowers on the craves of the soldiers at Upper Long Cane on Memorial Ii.ij. Tin-: Literary Cluh will meet at Capt. L. \Y. White's next Friday evening. Prol. Archer will read an essay on G recce. liicv. I)i:. Landkk, of Willinmston, preached in the Methodist church last Sunday morning and evening. Miss Pijixtb, daughter of Capt AV. L, Prince of \Viliiam<ton, is on a visit to Mr. J.J, M. Gamooil's family. ,r-? " * * T ?-* Mn-cuiTT wimo home from [ Givenvilie. last wor k after spending several : months in that city. Skxatoit l?ono, of Spartan barer, is dying of injuries received by being thrown from iiis biiirujy last week. ! Mr. L. <'Ai:i:iNfjTox of Milledirevillo. Geor? , cia, is visitimr his sisters and other relatives in litis county. IIkv. Joiix WannKt.L, son of Rev. Moses Waddoll. will preach at 311. Carmel on the T>th Sunday. Sovtii carot.iva will hardly so hark on General Gordon in his race for Governor of ' Georgia. Cot,. O. T. C.xi.JtorN and Mrs. Calhoun are rm a visit lo licr lather Dr. Gibert of Uor- ( iltaux. J.ahce party of gentlemen went to Long ' Cane last Monday night to catch lish and thills. Mrs. Lrcv Thomson now teaches the Floral ilill since Mrs. Jiethea has been unable to ; icsicii. \Vv: loam that. Lowndosville contemplates J the publication of si newspaper at that town, s Mii. J. s. Pkicisix was tn Clmrleston, hist ] week attending United States Court. ; Mk. Ai.kx Ii. Houston nf Augusta, Georgia, ' s in Abbeville, on si visit to friends. 1 Miss Janik Wilson of Warren ton is on a k'isit to MissMsu^ic Brooks. IIf:v. J. O. Lindsay, I). 1)., preaciied at < Ml. Carmel lsist Sunday. j Miss sai.i-ie and Miss Marie Calhoun are n Tiie l-Miilwoods. ' ("Joon rsiins fell last Saturday at Wellington j ind Mt. Carniel. We are having chilly weather and sore < shinned cotton. i Onk of Captain John Brown lee's fino colts I lie<i last week. Miss McQueuns of the Due West Female ( College, is ill. A nf-w Episcopal church Is to be built at VIt. Carmel. I FROM NINETY-SIX. Life an?l Activity Around the "Old | Star"?Wonderful Cattle ? Lovely Visitors-?Devout Workers. i Xi.vkty-Six, S. S., May 17, ifnfi. Mr. John (J. Uill's Jersey c-ow Itosa has been | < arivately tested with the following result: ' A?r seven days she nave SO gallons and 8 < marts of milk, which yielded 11 pounds and j t ! ounces of butter. Her feed consisted of one i i ?eck of corn meal, half pock of wheat bran | md one bundle of fodder per day, and was 11 lastured on red and yellow clover. This is a j} vtnarkableyield for a heifer with lirst calf, i <he is not <iuite three years old- Mr. Hill is to I )e congratulated. His cow bids fair to rank 1 imons; the groat butter cows of the country, ji I../. ,.t" tiuxi. rr?m;irl;uhlo ri_ I ivory fainiiy should liavc a Jersey cow. The ncjudice against thorn is fastdying out. 1 The Dcmooraicand the Farmers'clubs meet t egularly on tut* Saturday even in a before the i irst Monday in each month at Trial Justice doore's oflice. Wc do not wish to draw a line >f distinction, they are all Democrats, and all < lavethc interest ol* the country at heart. The many friends oT .Mis. Dr. Stuart wore 1 clad to see her. She comes down from Green- 1 rill* for a short visit to her daughters and < riends. We hope all the friends of our Stock Fair < Vssociation will take notice thai there will he 1 i meeting of all poisons interested in this en- 1 erpri.-e at Ninety-Six on ilie first Saturday in i lune ato'clock p. in. We trust there will he i < i good turn out. We Invite the friendly coloration of persons from a distance and any suggestions will he kindly con>idered. We > losire to make our Association a success, and 11 vi 11 he glad you will write us a letter it you t an not i?o present. J The lecture by Frof. W. S. Johnson, nt Ihe sole red Methodist church on last Wednesday 1 light wis a success, being largely attended. I'he subject was, "The origin of the negro." : riio entire proceeds wore given to the church, f A Inrirc ncrcontaire of the oats sown in the t all 1ms turned out to be client. Will someone j x plain? Dr. Make lias a beautiful halt Norman on 1 it'hiqh lie expects to take a blue ribbon at our ( next Fair. 1 The farmers complain about thrir stands of sot ton. We hear of a great many instances of t -otton sprouting and then dying. Another > subject tor the Fai tilers' club. Perhaps one of the most prosperous schools : n the county is that taught by Miss Jlattie 1 .'ope in the Cow* Grove section. The school 1 lumbers about twenty-five scholars. Miss 1 ?ope is the daughter of the lamented Kev. i L nomas ji. .rope, wno uieu iirurei'invouu isev :ral years ago, of whom it has been well said, 1 'no purer or better man has ever come and ! rone before us." Miss Pope; in a large meas- i ire inherits some of her father's leading tiaits, ! Did the good people of tow Gro\e ate ex- t jeedingly fortunate in securing her services. ^ It is quite possible, however, that her inlel- l ice'ual qualifications may tempt her to seek l i higher sphere of usefulness. She is an en- I husiastic Sunday School worker and has,] jcen a valuable auxiliary in the establish- > nient of tlie Cow Grove Sunday School. < Miss Julia Lipscomb, of Newberry, is visit- 1 ng Mi-s. George -M. Anderson. Miss Lips- i omb is the only daughter of Capt. M. R Lips- < mmb, formerly of this county, and a spirit of < jealousy makes lis hate to register her from i dewberry. Old Abbeville is always proud of t ts own jewels, and unwillingly surrenders i hem. 1 The gentlemen from Ninety-Six whoattend- t ;d the Sunday school convention, speait in irery high terms of the way the good people - >f Lowndesville treated them, and say they ' ivill always have a warm place in their hearts for a man hailing from Lowndesvilie. Miss Ida Green, of Greenwood, was in town m last Sunday. Her young friends were deighted to see her. We may he wrong, but we think the farm- , jrs make a mistake when they exclude other ;oud men from their deliberations. The mechanic, the stock raiser, and tlie lawyer and merchant, if you please, who is trietidly to Lli'e agriculturist, and identified with the pro- j iress of the country is a thousand times more interested in agriculture than the ignorant r me-horse farmer who runs liis crop on the i lien system, and because of his exelusiveness ti is admit ted into their councils. AVe are not 1 knocking for admittance, but we do th'nk s they have made a mistake. All good men 1 ?re alike interested. We all have our griev- i inces, and the remedy to all must come irom i the same source, i.e., the bailot-box. The 1 greatest burden seems to be taxation. This is t the huuaboo and hobby of the politician and 11 the demagogue. A greater fallacy never per- ! I mealed a voting population. Did yon ever. 11 my friend, think, if your taxes were rebated ! i how far the amount would go towards paying; t your store hills? No, you never thought ol i that, but you have listened with bated breath ( to the silver-tongued politician who would f tear down every institution of learning in s the land and keen vou and vour descendants in ignorance and serfdom. No, friends, don't | 1 you listen to such men ; they are your cue- 11 mics,and whenever they tall; to you about] 1 doimjaway with the Citadel Academy or then South Carolina College, or that you cannot j > live because of high taxes, give them the ;:o < by. Then go home and kucl down with your family and thank Cod that you are not ] huudsmcn, but freemen,and t hat your mite is cheerfully given to maintain the best government the world has ever seen. As far as we are individually concerned we do not expect 1 ofliec, and are content to live under our!, own vine and tl?x tree, and be permitted to ed- | < tl? ill fJ uiiu iuiu iui \?ui 111111 unrn miukmum ch:irgi:iir our misfortune to high taxation. | Tin; ordinance of baptism was administered ; < on last Sunday night at the liaptist church at j < this place to eight or ten persons. Thochureb i was tilled. The people Hocked in from the J; country and much interest was marifested. j< Our town has been unusually lively for thej: past few days, on account, perhaps, of the : law number ol visitors, anions whom we 1 noticed tlie Kev. W. A. Holers and wife, <r.! j Thoniiis Harmon and Mrs. \V. K. Smith, of, Chappclls; Mrs. J. W. Humbert. and Mrs.j E. s. Herbert, of Newberry ; Mrs. W. W. W'al-; drop and Mrs. Iionusliire, of Trinity; Mrs. Townes Jones, of (,'okesbury, Mrs. Joshua! Turner, Misses Weckman, (ireen, Anderson,! Coleman and Speer. The most of them were! delegates in attendance unon the meellnir of the Ladies' Missionary Society. The Rev.; (}. T. Harmon preached an able sermon in tin: Methodist, church on Sunday morning, !. (in last Saturday ni?;ht tlieir meeting was uu-; usually interesting, made so by the children, | many of whom recited pieces suited to the.; occasion. They were all well rendered and' showed that their parents had ^ivcu the proper training for the occasion. The foreign missionary work is a grand work and these Christian ladies who are going about plead ing for the heat lien deserve the highest, commendation. \\'e would especially mention i Mrs. Herbert and Mrs. Humbert, because of I their zeal and the ureal ends they are accom plishing. Wo trust that tlio good work will continue until every soul that now languishes in sin and ignorance may be brought, to liuht and !>o led to realize their utter helplessiiess without, the gospel. Mrs. Wightnian was expected but did not come. Tlie oruanizntion liasu membership of 0.^5, Jind have raised in the last year $?XI61. Mr. John Turner, of Greenwood, was 111 town last Sunday. Messrs. 11. F. MeCaslan and James Rogers, Jr., arc building about, one mile of wire fence, eneloslnsr a pasture for ilicir cattle. Miss Bessie Wutt'j was iu town last week. EAST END. \ I urn mi ?wa? TWOT.TffllS T?PflI mi WEST iniiuijuuu ilium uvjjli HUN*. THOUGHT, ACT, AND SENTIMENT IN AND ABOUT TfcE CLASSIC GROVES. Pie-XIes?Paired I.overs?I>e*i royo<l Rirrfs?>PcrsoiiuI Mention?Literary 3Totes ? Prospective Congressman. Pr e West, S. C., May 17,1SS6. I The little buys about hero arc destroying the birds nests, sometimes breaking the eggs, i iitul sometimes taking the young birds. Is i there not a law against this"kind of depreda- 1 tion and the confining of birds in cages? If so, let it be enforced. j1 (.iuitc a large and interest lng Sunday School ; lias been organized a bout two tulles from here < near Mr. Has. Robinson's. It meets every i Sunday evening. "The sweet girl graduate will soon be ripe." i So will blackberries. A few more fishermen spent a night on the 1 river last week, and from reports we imagine they had the usual "fisherman's luck." ' Mr. John O'Neil canvassed the town in the s interest of t he Kauxlalc (X. C.) nurseries. l'rof. Kennedy is having his handsome resi- 1 dcncc painted and otherwise improved, pre- < paratory. we understand, to occupying it alter 1 the commencement. Mrs. IS. 1*. Kennedy is also having hci resi- ' dcncc brushed it p. Jtis about time to use the whitewash brnsh. i riic use of lime is bcncricial to health and will improve your premises. On Saturday night Mr. II. C. Ponrc awoke I to find his house in flames. It is supposed to have caught from the stove room. 'I he dwell- < ing, which was a larireone, was entirely con- i suined and all its contents the family saving rmlv one suit of elnthes en eh The lr:ns is full v ' -1,5U<>. No insurance. Kev. J. S*. Voting lwis | kiiully tendered a house here in town, which ! ^ Mr. Poore will occupy till full, and commit i tees will solicit contributions for tlie ntllictcd ! i family, in order to relieve their present neces- < si tics. Pic-nic at Little Piver church last Saturday. 1 Rev. o. V. Honner of the seminary preach- : ?d for Kev. W. L. Prcssly last Sabbath morn- i ing. 1 Mr. II. P. McGee is fast pushing the work on i the Haptist church to completion. The outside work of the carpenter is tinished. The ' iniilding will he viry much improved. f We hear Judge Cot lira n spoken of for Con- 1 H'ess. We hope he will consent for his name i id go before the convention. Don't believe j Jicio will beany trouble to nominate him. Col. II. W. Ilnddon, Hev. J. X. Young, Dr. J. t \V. Wideman and Mr. II. E. Bonner attended i I he railroad meeting at Greenwood lastTlnirs- 1 tiny. 1 A new edition of the "Pilgrim's Progress" Is i K'ing issued weekly from the new railroad t town of Woodruff, Spartanburg county, t>y G. i H. P.?(fraud High Priests, or Gregory, Harris t Pilgrim. We wonder if its ''progress'' up < he hill of life will be attended with as many trials and vicissitudes as was that of the "pi 1- 1 rrim" in the wonderful "P.unyan's Pilgrim's i Progress." We are not ''poking fun." Mrs. W. F. Pearson, accompanied by two of i lcr sons, spent a night with her brother, Mr. t John Thompson in Anderson, last week. The conm-etraiion of the Kittle llivcr Maptist 1 hurch had a pic-nic last Friday, and the hest c I11\1 Uiw^t ?*;#! liiu; iWV <u lilt* IIUJ >wir? tw ? loan oft" the cemetery. The finishing touch- * ?s have been put on the church building and ' t is now ready for dedication. 1 Prof. Kennedy went up to Piedmont factory c ast week to a stockholders meeting. Several t n-rsons in town have istock in that flourish- t 11 g factory. W. A. Lee, Esq., and family were up on a I ,-isit. to his brother, Prof. Joseph L.ee last Sati rday. I Mr. Charles E. McKny, one of our princely < :oung merchants, who hasa musical turn of 1 nind, especially when "turned" in tiie direc- * ion <>f the Female College, has Just received s i wry fine flute. Mrs. Jane Cox goes to Indian Jlill to spend i few days with her daughter, Mrs. Cora Jhcatham this week. Mr. John II. Kay, who has been over In [Tnion county several weeks, returned .home ast Kriday. His health is not so good at presmt. The "strike'' line rp.intird Diip Wrist.. Mover il farm hands have quit work. It would be ' ,veli lor pel sons to be careful whom they em- ' jloy, as these parties are tinder contract. It s an unfavorable time of the year to he with>ut help on theJarm now. ' Another free colored light last week. The Literary Club held its regular monthly neeting at the residence of Mr. H.N. Galloway, last Friday evening, Miss Easier reading he essay. Subject, Cervantes. Mr. Charles E. McKay will read the next essay. This morning as we write (Monday) we arc laving regular lail weather. As intimated in our last a pic-nic was held it Erwin's Mills on the banks of the murky Saluda last Friday. It was our good fortune o fall into the hands of a pleasant com panon and with a nice turnout the t welve miles ntervening were soon behind us. A very arge crowd was in attendance, parties from Jreenville, Laurens, Anderson and Abbeville vere there. The ladies a II wore their sweetest miles while the chivalrous sons of four Connies acted their parts well. Temperance speeches were made by Col. J. L. McCulloiigh tnd the llev. Mr. .Stopp, of Greenville county, mil by Messrs. L. T. Smith and Charles Wardaw, of Anderson. After dinner the audience lad the pleasure of hearing the great \V. C. T. r. 'J. lecturer, Mrs. Cliapin. Hon. E. ]>. Murray ilso entertained the audience for a short time .vith a nice little speech. At dinner time Mr. S. H. Hooker, of Donalds, took us in charge, nul we speak not extravagantly when we sa^ ,ve fared sumptuously at his hands. It it to : he temperance society of Honea I'ath, and lj 1 lie genial and whole-souled gentleman, Mr. ' VI. Erwin, that the pic-nickers are indebted * or the pleasures of the day. After the temjerancc speeches were all made the old folks . eft for iheir homes, while the young people ! larsed the short hours away in making their J speeches while promenading along the banks J >f the Saluda and in driving imaginary torsos. It was late in the evening belore we ' :ould induce our companion to leave the side jk ?l his beautiiul girl, and ever and anon on J an uujiit' ur uu!) ii'iiiNiuiim 11* i?i tin* i ,-ory pleasant hours spent unci of his intenion never to let another pic-nic at Knvin's L Mills pass by without his presence. In the h anzuaKeof another "them's my sentiments, ] f oo." |'] Jim Pearson says that on his recent trip to j j Ymlerson. it "Haile-d" hard enough to kill! i 'Dear." -*? THE CLOSING OF THE STORES. i 1 , 1 "Farmer" Protests that the "Cran- < aries and Kent Houses'' Should be \ Kept Open all Day. ? Editor Press anil Banner: I notice in the newspapers of the town that i number of the merenantsof Abbeville have ulvertisecl that they will close their stores at l I o'clock from loth May to 1st September, j L'his custom lias prevailed in Abbeville for ? several years, and the patrons of the stores j lave submitted to it withouta complaint, and j; t. is not now mydesire todisturd the pleasure j ind recreation the merchants and clerks may j lave in pursuing this course. We are all in- i crested in the stores, for they sire our "srrana- j < ies and meat houses." If the merchants j, ;new how much the farming interest is dis-L hi'Ivm! !>> i-lneimr ;it. li nVlrn'lf t Jim sure 111 I' I 1 ivntll'l lllllku .SOIIIO arrangement. to ill low tin; !> aruier the privilege ol buying his supplies at ( tny time during the day until sun down. < :annut ii part of your help be kept in the ;torcs alter G o'rloek to serve such customers < is may call at that time. I Another great inconvenience: The post ol- ] ice is kept in one ol'the stores and to close he store closes the post oliicc. I know nothng of their legal rights; they may have the right to close their office, but I think there are i' several horse uialis coming in late in the 11 jvening. FAKMEK. |> Doom tiie "Stock I,aw" Apply to tlic J Town of Abbeville? One would not think so if they will lake a , walk on our back streets and "eelebuLs." , Krotn early morn till dewy eve you can sec ; i:ows of every description in every place ex- ' :ej>t where they ought to be. It is a nuisance which ought to be abated at"' nice. Little negroes pretend to hold these]] mvv? out. in 11:1sture. when in fact thev are ei-1' ther tied to shade trees or brushes near the!; sidewalk, or?not tied at all. and depredating 1, on some garden, clover patch oats patch, or!' (lower garden. One can scarcely walk a back ! steel without running up against a cow. j fhrce weeks ago the writer saw too little ne-| < i?roe? deliberately drive a cow across a ditch j; into a clover patch and make swift tracks to;j the branch. The cow was at. once taken up I' by the owner of t he clover, and the hoys were | willing to swear that the cow broke away from them and they were looking for her. Many of the valuable shade trees planted by ( Mr. lvirby have been injured, torn down and j destroyed by these cows. Only last week the ; writer saw two nice trees killed in this way. j Why is this tiling permitted by the Council?; I f one is too poor to provide food for a cow,' they ought to sell her and buy milk. The fol-1 lowing uii the hog is equally applicable to the | cow: Oh, t he hog, I lie beautiful hog (Hil ling his tail, as lie watches the dog, Defying t lie law for his bread and meat, Hoaming at large ihrotiuh every street, Hunting, grunting nosing around 'Till t he-open gate is sure to be found; With the hinges .broken and ruined <;uite, I$y the lovers that hang there on Saturday night. It won't stay shut?it, won't liana: levelIn walks the (cow) and raises I lie Very mischief with the roses, vines, and other things. Let the authorities stop this nuisance. (ink (>! ' -Many (v.-ho say so.) A few weeks ago, says the Jfflgrflchl Monitor. Major Lybrandwas hilten by a dog; the* samei day the dog bit a cow, which we learn has since died of rabies. The fact causes some tin- j easiness among the friends of the Major, but: we earnestly hope this gallant old war vote-' ran may not meet with so sad a fate. ' ?aBW^JJMMII II IIII IIIWJWH IllB?BO? GREENWOOD ITEMS. ?. Railroads?Personals?Rase Rall-Ro1 i^iun --- Snakes ?Kcliert ules?Com- 1 merco?Jiiui!>iu?'?- Jersey Bntter? ! Tree Pews. <tUHKNW00T>, S. C., Mny 17. lSSfi. Cotton is slow in coining up, ami many l'nrmneu <iro vrtnl > i\t i ?ifr \V. X. Oraydon, Ksq., of the Abbeville Bar, Is spending a few days with his parents. \\ . J. Book, Esq., has moved to town and | occupies Mr. Jordan's house. lie makes the fourth lawyer for ns. l)r. J. D. Neel. of Troy, was in town Satnr-S jay. lie has more faith in Sehoficld's promises than any one we have seen yet, and thinks the road a certain!v. The Troy boys came up Thursday and play- j r?d a game of base ball with our boys. The i lame stood 10 to (5 in Greenwood's favor, who ! :>n!v played cit:ht innings,letting Troy play; nine. Some of their players were so diminu-l live that we were obi ivied to enquire, if their! mother's accompanied them. Mrs. s. L. Blake is off on a visit to relatives In Fairfield. Miss Mary Williams left, on Saturday for Jforth Carolina, where she will be absent for some time among friends and relatives. Rev. W. T. Mathews went to Anderson on Friday to assist Dr. Krierson at the spring communion. Mrs. Mathews accompanied [?im. We announced last week that. Air. Gage would entertain our town on the 28th instant, ivith a theatrical play, but from unavoidable reasons he has postponed it for a few weeks. Two reporters attended the railroad meeting Thursday, but were quietly invited to take a back seat. Dr. Bailey, State Secretary of the Baptist 'hureh, will preach at this place on Friday night. Rev. 11. D. Smart, returned from Lowndesrille last week quite sick, but it. convalescent. While on her way to the base ball game .Miss juinicc nwyireri kiiico ii mrge snaue measuring four feet. We know of sonic young men who under similar circumstances wouul ioubtlcss'have "lived to light another day." Hon. W. II. Parker was in town one day ast week. He is a mem her of the Legislature did we hope will ho returned. While we did tot agree with him on till subjects, we hnartiy endorsed his views on the prohibition ncasurc. Tiie friends of Mr. R. J. Ilood, of Duo West, ind who was pleasantly located with us for a short while last fall, will be ^lad to learn that ic has successfully passed his examination, u.d has received his recommendation as roll to ijrcnt on the Air Line road. If h slight change could he made in some of he schedules on the Columbia and Walhalla ind Augusta and Knoxville roads there would je four connections ?t this place instead of ,wo. The change would be a great convelience to many travellers who are compelled .(> lie over for hours in consequence of being >nly ten miuutes too late. The following figures will show the amount tf ntifl misinnc mnlil lioro fWuri lancary to 10th Muy : 57 car loads corn,22 ear oads bacon. DoGO bushels meal, 2)91 barrels lour, 4J5 barrels molasses and Ntf tons xuano. We alone have not been the consumers l'or nany of the purchasers have come from the surrounding country for twenty miles. Sain Melirier, coloicd, was brought before Print .Tustieo Giles last Monday afternoon :harged with stealing a hog. Jlis case was :ent up to tlif higher Court. That night. Constable B. F. McKeller liacl him handcuffed, mil went out to find a bondsman for him, but vhile he was absent the prisoner made his es jape by getting out of a window, and jumped rorn the lop of J. T. Simmon's store, about ,wonty feet from the ground. Mr. J. C. Iilll sold twenty-five pounds of jeautiful Jersey butter in town to-day. We have been under-the impression that the icws in our churches are open to strangers, specially as there is no rent paid for them. I [t seems however such is not the ease, as last sabbath when the regular occupants of a pew | irrived and found visitors In t.heir pew the j part ies were asked to find another sent. our merchants and business men met at | kValler Hall Monday evening at 1 o'clock toi organize a Hoard of Trade. Mr. (r. A. Harks; j lain was elected President: Mr. J. K. Durst. Hoe-President, and Mr. J. W. Payne Secreta-' y and Treasurer. A committee consisting of lie President, Vice-President and Secretary ivere appoiuted to prepare a constitution and ly-laws to submit at l lie next meeting of the Hoard, which will meet at Waller's llall next Monday evening at 4 o'clock. Our townsman Mr. G. Marshall Jordan, died it his winter home in Florida last Friday light at 10o'clock. His remains were brought. ,otitis place this morning and placed in the mblic cemetery. Through respect to the neinory of the deceased all the principal busness houses of our town were closed oil the irrival of the train which bore the remains i >f tlie deceased. The death of Mr. Jordan was i 10 surprise to our town, for it had been I cnown for seveial years that he was a victim if that lingering disease consumption. Mr. I rordauhelda prominent nlacu in the Melho- j list church at this place for a number off rears, and no citizen of Greenwood ever took 1 greater interest in the welfare of our town j :hnn (J.M.Jordan. IIo leaves a wile ana a ovely daunliter of thirteen summers to liourn liis loss. V. Z. THE CROPS OF THE STATE. Hieir Condition as Compared with I?ast Year?tests Fertilizers and More Barnyard Manure Used. The State Department of Agriculture has revived 214 special reports from County and ,own.?hipcorrespondents regarding the coalition of the crops, ite., of an average dale May l, and furnishes the following summary a these reports for publication: The Spring lias been eoid and generally nn- i avorable, re turd ins farming operations.! burins: March cold weather and high winds i prevailed. April was more favorable and I "arm work progressed rapidly durimr tho j nonth. Rain wa< general throughout tho state at the close of the month, greatly 'beneiting all growing crops. COTTON. Not withstanding unfavorable seasons, it is estimated that si per cent of the cotton crop lad planted by .May l. Karly germination of ?eed has been prevented by cold weather and ack of rain. Thirty-one percent, of the crop is "up," against SI per cent, at tlie same time j ast year. The general condition of the crop s not so good as last year, but an improvement is reported since the rains in lie latter part ol April. The reports indicate i decrease of J per cent, in the area cultivated j jelow the acreage of 18b">. The use of commercial fertilizers on cotton has been decreased 12 per cent... and ;U per cent, of the I :rop has ueen fertilized with home-made! nanureSi Cut-worms have partially destroy- j d stands of early planted cotton in a few localities, making replanting necessary. coax. Correspondents report that corn lands have leen better prepared and been better ferlilzed than usual. A large part of tho land nigiually sown in small grain has been reilan'ed in corn. These lands were fertilized, nul with ordinarily favorable seasons, will produce good crops. Some of the early ilanted corn on bottom lands has been iotroyedby the spring freshets. In some utilities the rains were excessive during March, and this followed by dry weather in I \pril, has injured stands. Jlirds uiul worms iave iieen d? slructiye in localities, but not nore so tiian usual. The acreage will be in-! jrcasedper cent, over last year. Thegeneral! -ondition of the crop is reported at 'J.'), j The stand compared to an average stand is, li. Fifty-live pet* cent, of the entire crop has: een fertilized, and .")i per cent, of this with luiiic-made manures or cotton seed. W11KAT. An improvement is noted in the condition j >f wheat since tho April rains, but it is less | L>romisiu^ t han last, year, when an unusually <hort crop was harvested. The condition is reported at SU, against . Sli on the 1st of May, lS5f>. OATS. A larjre part of the eroo of Fall sown onts > kViis destroyed by the severe Winter weather, j flie condition of Spring oats is reportedat 7^, nrainst ' '< lust year, when the same condi-> lions prevailed as durbar the present season, ' >wi.mr to the scarcity of seed of the red rust- I proof oats, which lias proven the surest vari-1 ty in this state, other varieties were exten-j <ive!y used, and it is feared that, the yield , will not be satisfactory even with favorable, reasons. KICK. The preparation of riee lands lias been i foniewhal delayed by unfavorable weather, [n the lower Counties it is estimated that the ; urea will be '? per cent, less than last. year. 1'he condition is reported at to against "Jli on j 1st of May, 1SS5. St'li.SU CANI-: AN!) KOKGHl'jr. Tn some local it ies the sugar ctr.e rotted in1 I he ground during the winter freezes, and in | those places the crop hits been replanted,: thus reducing the area "? per eent. below last j year. Thearce. in sorghum is the name as J last year, and the condition is U1 against 'Jo in ; ltWo. Tor. a ceo. W'liiic the area in tobacco in the State is still insignificant, much interest is shown in j the crop, and experiments an- being eon-; ducted under the rides of the Hoard of Agri-l culture by farmers selected to make the tests j and by individuals in every County, The correspondents estimate that the entire, nercaue has been increased W per cent, over last; year. HKMAIIKS. I,ess supplies will be purchased this year) than last, less commercial fertilizers have bee used, farm stock is in good condition, fruit crop is promising, and land have been well prepared for crops. mm ? ?? New lot. summer goods received this week. White India linens, Persian lawns, l.inon| HePacca, lawn flouncing with narrow cin-i broidery to match. Plaid organdie, plaid, lawns, all over Kgyplian laces, Kiryptian lace! tlouncing with narrow luce to match at 11 addon's. C-19 ' THE WAY OUR LANDS GO. - THE PRICES WHICH OUR HOMES COMMAND. ! i A Transcript of the Records In the1 Auditor's Office Since Our Lust Report. Johh C. Young to Henry Heyman, 135 acres. 1st township. Si,:M(i, March l">, is^ii, hounded hy 1$. Chancy, Mrs. Hill, Dr. Sanders, Mrs. Sheppard. , J. Fuller Lyon, Probate Judge, to J. C. Young, 2'i0 acres, 1st. township, S.sih), March 12, ls.sC), bounded by Harrison Dukes, Law ton Place, Gilmer Place. Pradicy Brothers to Daniel Miller it Co.. in fact, 1 lot, flih township, (?2n, March ], J8N?5, | hounded by W. K. Bradley, W. 1'. Widenian, 1 W. II. Penned. John F. Widernnii and Sailio W. Addison to ' Win. I\ Wid^man, 518 acres, I5tli township, 1j $:>ou, March io, ItfcG, bounded by Gallic W. Ad- ! dison. J. D. Watson to E. M. Lipscomb, 1 aero, 1st ' township, ?140, October 17, 1N.S5. bounded by 1 T. Lipscomb, J. W. Fouche, II. 1'. Galpliln 1 and .1. D. Watson. , T. C. Lipscomb to E. M. Lipscomb. % acre, 1st township,?30, February 2, Ism>, bounded l>y i T. C. Lipscomb and K. M. Lipscomb. JO. 51. Lipscomb and J. H. Ilice to E. M.J Lipscomb. o<)% acres, 1st township, $-10, Feb-11 ruary 17,188H, bounded by J. H. Ilice, T. C. 1 Lipscomb, McCaslan and & Rodsers. Gcorgianna Gray to Robert Cannon, one- 1 half acre, IIth townsliip, $10,February 21,1 Ss?i, ! bounded by Edmond L. Patton, Henry Har- 1 per and Georgianna Gray. Edward Perrin to Barney Pautlcroy, 1 acre. 2nd township, ?23, January 2i>, 18S(5, bounded by Milton Mdiivan, lien Watson and estate E. 15. Reynolds, .Sr. AlieefS. Rice to W. W. and J. S. Klui;h, 93% acres, 2nd township, SJi.'jO.iMi, March II, l.Snli, bounded by Dr. T. ti. Blake, \V. T. Henderson, known as tract. No. ;4. J. (J. Klugh, Master, to Alice S. Ilice, acres, 2nd township, March !), 18S6, hounded by Homestead tract, tract No. 4, Dr. T. Blake and W.T. Henderson. J. F. C. DuPre, Sheritl, to A. S. Merriman, 950 acres, I'.rd township, $2,305, March 1, lSMi, bounded by A. M. Agnew, j. l,. Joliilson, jonn ji logins anu muiui .ueviee. .l.S. Cothran to J. K. Wood hurst, 110 acros. 14th township, s8tW, March 12. 1SKU, bounded , by.T.S. Cothran, Ellen Pennel, Allen McCanty ; and others. .James T. Kills to J. I). Cochran, 50 acres, 3rd township,.*2,500. February, 18S4, bounded by Columbia and Greenville Railroad, Win. , MeNary, W. C. Norwood and otiiers. Andrew Anderson, William Anderson,.!.R. WilkerstTn, II. M. Wilkerson, W. 15. Wilkerson, and J). .S. Wllkerson, to Marion J). Warner, 101 acres, 1st township, ?!)7.j.75, October 0, 18.il, hounded by Frank Turner, Henry Wllkerson, Mrs. Butler and McKellar Plact.', A. W. Smit'i, Assignee, to Miss A. E. Thomas and Mrs. Mary W. Parker, 202 acres, 4th , township,S2U1, March?), J8S6, bounded by es- ' tate J. W. Thomas, Jane C. Gray and others. J. li. F. Wilson to Andrew L. Gillespie, ? acres, 11th township, February 10, 1S.SH, bounded by A. L. Gillespie, Geoiyo Marshall and J. It. F. Wilson. J. M. Latimer to I). K. Coolej', 2 lots, $J-r>0, February (i, 188(5, bounded by lot No. 3 and Depot street, known as lot Nos. 1 and 2 in new Lowndes vi lie. M.M.Phillips to Margaret K. Phillips, 23 acres, 1th township, March!), 1880, bounded by W m. .Stone and G. G. Stone. Willis AI.Cobb to Mrs. L. A. Cobb, 178 acres, 2nd township, *1,300, February 17,1880, bounded by 15. Z. Ilearndon, i>. W. Aiken and 11. P. Buchanan. i r TlMliliv. t/v AToMtwIn DUilllne Aft i'i* I ii 11 i i |;n >UiVi Jiniii tu( A n uupr-y *iu acres, -1th township, Sioa, March !>, 18S6, hounded by part of land conveyed by iSf. G. Zelgler, Administrator, to W. M. and M. E. Phillips. C. A. 0. Waller and G. L. Hughey, trustees Baptist Pa rsonasre, to F. L. Green, 35 yards. 2nd township, ?2f>i>, February 16, l^sG, hounded by J. H. Cubb, Baptist Parsonage lot, and By i d Street. S. G. Thomson to.John II. Watson, 12 acres, ]0ih township, ?00, April 5, 1S*6, bouoded by John II. Watson and S. G. Thomson. Theophelis Baker to William S. Baskin, 2S0 acres, l:Jth township, SIJ33, February C, lKSii, bounded by Theopeiis Baker, G. G. Kennedy, W. s. Baskin and Lindsay Scott. J. .S. Bowen to T. G. Baker, .>00 acres, 15th township, S:!T)i>, March S, 1S80, bounded t>y Mrs. Urennau, estate J. Wells, and Little River. M. L. II. Surkey to Charlotte K. Calhoun, li lot, llilh township, $450, March 23, 1X{?6, bound- j cd bv lot No. 5 in Block B, MeCormick. John H. Watson toS. G. Thomson, 15 45^-100 ! acres, loth township, ?,"5.50, April 5. USXti, > bounded by J. II. Watson, S. G. Thomson, Robert Bell and others. j Mary S. Gilliam lo Mrs. E. A. Hill, 100 acres, ] 1st township, $S0l), December 3'.(. 1*85, bounded j by M. B. Lipscomb, Mary S. Gilliam, Sarah J Sheppard, Mrs. E. A. Hill and others. J. 1). Cochran to Mattio C. Coeliran, .50 acres, | 3rd township, >1,230, November 19,1SS-5, bound-! od hv estate William McNary ami W. C. Nor-; wood. K. S. Hale to William T. Burgess. 1 acre, 1st township, 5200, November, 18.S5, hounded by W. ('. l-'oueliL*, Mrs. .Saddler, and Wall's Ferry lto:id. Mary Lowrance and McNary A. Cochran, lo Mattio C. Cochran, 1 acre, 3rd township, $101, December .'51. l.ss.j, bounded by estate William i McNary, William ikiller, Squire Williams and others. J. C. Klugh. Master, to L. C. Clinkscales, acres, lot 1) township, 53*25, November 6th, 1S8.', bounded by L. C. Clinkscales, tract No. i! and others. J. C. K1 ugh. Master, to L. C. Clinkscales, MM acres, i:?th township, S370, November fill), hounded by tracts Nos. :5 and 1, Mrs. Jessie McAllister, 1?. M. Cam be) I and others. J. C. Klugh, Master, to L. C. Clinkscales, 40 acres, 13th township, S21o, November (i, iSSli, bounded by tract No. '2, I). T. Simpson and! others. J. <_:. Klugh, Master, to Robertson, Taylor & Co., lt>8 acres, 3rd township, Si,314, December 7, ii>So, bounded by estate W. McGee, 1?. C. Hart, being tract No. 1 Smith land, Kin-j man Place. r A* M?|i?lntrtTl A W..1! 1 1r>f fill V inn I feel, Sth township, . >12% January 80. lfsMi,} hounded by Bradley <0 Thomson, Augusta i St net, R. \V. Litcs and J. A. Devlin, known as lot No. 11, Illock 15, Troy. M. li. B. Sturk?*y to Frank J. Miller, "0 x 100 feet, 16th township, $200, April S, 18*6, bounded by land known as lot, No. !, l'ine Street, Block L, and No. 18 on Main Street. John 0. Young and S. V. Young to Jennie F. Smith, lio:Xi acres, 1st township, 5700, March 10, JS8f?, bounded by Merriwether, J. R. Tarrant, II. Young and W. B. Mermvether. >A.M. Graham to B. C. Graham, .Milton Golden, Frank Morrison, Trustees and Successors, -I acres, 3rd township, Si, December 3, ISsj, bounded by \V. II. Moore and A. M. Graham. Samuel MeGowan to Thomas W. Morton. 93 acres, 7th township, 52,000, February 21, lsso, bounded by A. II. -Morton, W. U. Cromer and others. Emma Humphreys to S. Ida Cheatham, 104 ' acres, Jth township. 5100. March 21, 1SS0, bounded by E. L. Waldrop, IT. Dodsou, Emma Humphreys and \V. B. Acker. S.Ida Cheatham to Emma Humphreys, 100 acres, Jih township, 5100, .March 31, lSKij, iw.im.lrxl liv K f, Wsitdrnn. Hiisil M:uldoX. W. 1 >. Acker unci S. I. Cheatham. Cyms H. McCortniek, Jr.. to Frank J. Miller, 2 lots, KUh township, SI2">, January *, ljtfii. bounded lots Xos. 12 anil ll>, in the town 6f McCormick. J. 1>. linker to 10. W. Watson, 1 lot, Olh township,^"?, bounded by Tien. P.H. Hradlev, Augusta and Knoxville Railroad, Main .Street in Urad ley. Robert Tolbert to Maria A. Russell, .jo acre?, 11th townsnip. $r?V>. November 10, lS7i?, hounded by John 1{. Wilson, J. A. Calhoun audi Poor House. Stephen L. DeVeaux, Trustee, et. al., to S,! T. McCracken. 102 acres, Mill township. ?l,0H0,1 bounded by Rev. Manning Urown, R. T. Cordon, and Savannah River. J. W. Perrin, Cuarillan, to A. L. fiillrsple, 50 acres, ?2,000, April 20, l>Si?, bounded by A. I A. Morse, X. II. Miller, deceased, and others, j John C. Youn* to Helinda C. Chaney,.73i acres, 1st township, SlOO, March 1lssii. bounded by J. C. Young, Mrs. F. Hill, Mrs. Sheppard I and others. S. McGow.in to Trustees of Second Preshy-! tcrian Church, 1 lot, $250, April 17.1 SS(?. hound- j oil bv liny I'rown, S. McGowau and others. i F. Y. sheppard to Madisou ltichurdsoii. -t ; acres, 1st, township, StiO, February 1SSC,1 hounded by Anderson Road, Mrs, F. Y. Shop-: pard and Madison Richardson. T. T. Wakefield to Mary F. Norrls, 200 acres, : 12th township, S5I5..S1, February 22. lSS'J,,, bounded by Thomson Rlehey, J. I). Murdock und others. William Johnson to Madison Richardsen,: . I V;I, i >? l.v.l?ni!irv* X 1 SSli 1 I I j I tv/?? iiniu |/^ ? wi/( * v v. > * ^ -.j , bounded by (ij'eenville Mild Columbia. Rail-i. road, M. A. Cason, William .lohnsou. estate I ])r. J. A. Stunart, and Mrs. M. K. Hale, do-1 ceased. X. J. Morrah to P. P,. fade, 1 lot, loth town-1 ship, SH?. February 20, lssu. bounded by ssa- | vannali Valley Railroad and I). I!. Cade. A. V. Smith to James Colhmn, Jr., acres, | Kith township. -rio, April ISSii. bounded by j C. II. McCormiek, J. tJennings and others. ] James ('. Jennings to James C'othran, Jr., j t-o acres. Kith townsbip, .-fit;, April ?2, l.ssft, j bounded by C. II. McCormiek, A. V. Smith: and others. C. V. Walker, Truj-lee, toC. II. McCormiek, Jr., 1 lot ">!i x :;n feet, lilth township. ?10, Febru- i ary i". lSMi, known as Xo. 1"*?, lilock M, in Me William Frith to Mrs. S. K. Thomas, I lot, l")th township, S|:K). February 11), l.\Mi, honndc<l by Savannah Valley Hail road, William ! Frith. Vienna lloail. !; Mllloy Cox to 1MJ. Calhoun, 1 lot 30 x 1001 fort, Kit>i townsiiip, ^l'.T), April 'J'i, lSS(i, bomul-: t'(l liy lot No."), I'.iock JI, in McCormiek. Thomas Frith, Sr., to 1>. 15. t V.d", 1 lot loth! township, March 11, ls.su, hounded by: Mrs. Morrah, I). I>. Cade and others. X. J. Morrah to I> 1>. Cade, 1 lot, 15th town-! ship, ?(!!?, February lft, 18N5, bounded by N. J. Morrah, 1). J?. Cade, and Savannah Valley; Railroad. William Frith to P. P.. Ode, 1 lot, lath township, $10. Feb. lft, lftsi;, boutmcd by D. B. | Cade, .Mrs. Morrah and Savannah Valley j Railroad. (Jertrude C. Col bran to James Colli ran. Jr., 107 acres, 10th township, "J-jO'j, April 30, liWO,' bounded by James COthran, Jr., Cartlegc Weeks and R. E. Henderson. R. F. Morris and S K. Cowan, to S. E.Thomas, 7(JI ncrcs, ?10,UW?, March 12, IS80, bounded by J. E. Calhoun, W. H. Parker, Frank Anderson. Wesley C. Norwood to William Butler, 2\}4 acres, 3rd township, S">7), March 22, Ifc'&jj bounded by estate W. C. Norwood. Margaret II. McBrideto Jane B. Cresswell, [jOacres, yth townsliip. love and affection. Ap' il 2!), InnI. b.'unilinl i>y s. O. \oung, A. C. Brown and W. K. Urad.ey. COLONEL AIKEN'S LETTER. Owing? to HI Health He Reelines to Kntcr the Canvas# for Re-eleetion. CoKKsmrnY, S. C., May 17,188(3. EcJifnr Press aitrl Tiannrr: Latterly I have received numerous letters from avo\v?>d friends, enquiring whether it was my purpose to entf,r the approaching ranvass as n candidate for re-election to Congress. Justice to them and others demands (hat I should make my determination known. My health at present, is so precarious that. T \an venture nothing unon the future and I have therefore concluded not to enter the canvass nt all. Rut. one word to the Democracy of the riilril District,and it shall be but a single word : Gratitude! Gratitude! Gratitude! A dictionary of words linked together in i.A?fnn/.no ii-aiiWI mAKA n/. IIU trl.Y *1 I ~ll' *4 ITIIHIIM r.^ UtSlllU liwb lllUI 17 a\-m mirsitely express my gratitude for lheir repeated manifestations of confidence than Joes this simple word itself. T have tried lo servfithem satisfactorily: if I have not. done bo. T hope they will attribute it to inability, for T am sure, my every effort so to do, has been performed with nn eye single to the faithful discharge of duty. Respectfully, I). "WYATT AIIvEN. Town Topics at Troy. Titov, S. c., May IS, 3SSG. The third nine of this place went lip to Greenwood last Thursday, expecting to play against the second nine of that town which they heat so badly on the 7th instant; instead however, of Greenwood being satisfied to play the same nine they played here, five still larger boys were put on, there being several first, nine men among them. Mr. L. B. Widbyand family, of Lenoir, N. 0., are on a vHt to .Mr. J. H. Jay, of this place. A. very pleasant picnic was given at Winter Seat last Friday. An elegant dinner was served and every one seemed to return home feeling thai, the day had been well spent. Messrs. G. C. Bradley, II. W. Lit.es, J. I). Neel nml L. W. Sheppard attended the recent railroad meeting at, Greenwood. They seem to think that we will soon have the Carolina, Cumberland Gap and Chicago rail road, Schofield's report being more favorable than at any time before. Mr. M. S. Mitchell was in town on yesterday. Dr. J. D Neel was called to Newberry last ween on account 01 uie serious uiuess 01 nis sister. Those who attended the ball at Abbeville on the 11th report u grand time. We had an alegant rain last night with a fine prospect for more to-day. A Y011II1 Active Jji Church Work. Editor Press and Banner : We trust that we shall not overleap the hounds ot propriety in paying a compliment to a worthy son of an old friend. At the repent Sunday School Convention held atLowndesville, on the 7th and i?t.h instant, was a youth of only fourteen summers present as the representative of the Cokeshury school. We were deeply impressed by the sight, of one so youns*occupying so responsible a position in his Sunday school. We would encourage our young friend to increased activity in this department of church work and trust many other young men will imitate his example. Our pleasure was further increased when he made his report of the Cokesbury Sunday school, which wou'd have reflected crcdit upon the oldest member present. We congratulate Zack McGjiee in having received the mantle of Col. 15. Z. Herndon, his old superintendent. P. How Xominntcd. Laurens Advertiser. The time is near at. nana wnen we must decide as to the mode of making nomination.' for State officers and Congressman. This question has been considerably agitated b.v the State press, and the Farmers' Convention lias passed a resolution in favor of the Prima ry plan. The Advhutiskk lias heretofore ad v oca ted tnis plan, and itis to be hoped that our County Democratic club will give the matter attention. A nomination by the Democratic Party if equivalent to an election, and, this b??ing the ease, we see no reason why every democrat should not directly participate in mn&iug the nominations. The County Club of Abbeville has already declared in favor of the .plan, sr far as Congressmen are concerned, and wc trust Laut-ens will de likewise at least. The Fanner's Club. Bradley, S. C., May lo, 1880. The Abbeville County Farmers Club will meet in the Court House at Abbeville Snleday in June next at 12 o'clock M. The farmers in each township are requested to organize one or more clubs uinl send delegntes to the County Club. Each club will be entitled to. seven delegates. By order of I lie County Club. E. \V. WATSON, Secretary. Bradley Club. IiRAliLfiV, S. C.. May l't, 1.886. The Dradley Democratic Club 'will meet ir Walker Hall, at Jiradley, S. C., Saturday, the 5th day of June next at :> o'clock p. in. The farmers are requester! to turn out in full force so that we miif organize a farmers Cluli iiomediately after the adjournment of the Democratic Club. EAILMER. Senator Hampton, says "J. 15. It." in the Augusta. ChronicIn, has been called away again by family misfortune. These repeated calamities have almost broken the old hero's heart, Iatn informed, ton, says the same correspond' ent, that he says he is physically breaking down, and that, the wound on his head, re' ceived in battle, is troubling hiin so that Ik notices a failure of memory. It may be that his affections are being gradually withdrawn from mortal affairs and fixed on those that are eternal. * BIRTHS. .. . 1.1 :n_ if.... c toon A V AU'ii^v I uu, c? icrcv, iuio? uvui* t? , Sign, :i son. CONSIGNEES. Freight?J. \V. Thomson, J. W. Nichols, F M. Mitchell, Mrs. A. 15. ltobertson. Kxi'ukss-Ij. C. Price, J. F. Clinkscnles, W T. Branch, Win. Head, (-. E. Bruce, M. L. Honhum, W. C. lionet, H. W. Lawsoii, W. W. Cole II. I'. MoAdams. CANDIDATES. ^ FOR SCHOOL COMMISSIONER. We nreauthorized to announce Captain E COWAN" as a candidate for County School Commissioner. FOR COUNTY COMMISSIONERS. J. 1'. GORDON, of New.Market, S. C., is an. pounced as a candidate for County Commt* siotier, subject to the action of the Democratic party at the Primary election. Sheriff's Sale. A. Urofmnn it <'o., Hill Mm's. and others, against Mrs. tt. A. Clover.?Sundry Kxcenlions. BY virtue of sundry Kxeeutions N> me directed, in the above stated case, I will sell to til,; highest ladder, :it i'lililic Auction, witl* in the h'iral hours of sale, at. Abbeville Court J Inline, on Monday, (lie seventh day of June, A. i>. tin; loilowiiisi described property to wit: All lhal ti;i"t or piitvcl of lat-'d. situate, lyimr and bcintj in the county of Abbeville, South ('arolina, and containing TWO IIL'NDIJKD AND SKYKXTY-FIVK (-7">) ACUKS. more or less, and bounded by lands of Phil. Cook. .1. 1*'. < linkscales, Kobcrl Cresswull, James Lanuky ami others. J,eviction una ro he sold :is Hit* property of Mrs. S. A. ( lover to satislv the aforesaid Kxefiuiojis umheosls. TKllMiS?Cash. .1. F. DrI'KK. Sherill' Abb. Co. 8. C. Sheriff's Office, May r>, is>ti. Itesscnycr and Medium copy. Change of Gauge. Richmond and D.yxvitxk U.vir.ttoAi),1 CoM-'-MtSIA AND (iUKKXVIM.K J>IVISION\ ^ Coi.t'MlsiA, S. L'., May l.'i, lSNJ.J \3WIXCi to change of gauge on these mails the following notice becomes neoosary, viz: Xo passenger trains will be run as shown below: Train loavin? Columbia at 1(U"> a. m. for Spartanburg and intermediate stations June ird. Train leavinjr Spartanburg 12 m. for Columbia and intermediate stations June :?rd. On main lineand branches no trains will be run June Mh. Train leaving Bolton at 4.13 p. m. for Walhalla and intermediale stations June 7th. Train leaving Hodges o.lO p. in. for Abbeville June 71 h. On June '2d to 4th no pcrj.shable freight will he received and no freight lbnvnrricd on the line Alston to Spartanburg. On the 7th and to theOth on main line or hranehes. Agents will be governed accordingly and the public is hereby notified. J>. CAKPWKLiL, A. (i. V. A 1\ A. 0. K. Talcott, Superintendent. HON. D. TOTT AIKEN. M THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF HIS WITHDRAW- I AL FROM PUBLIC SERVICE. I A Brief Note of Some of the Facts and I Incidents in an Eventful Life? v]s| Years of Integrity, Activity and .rwjg&m I'scfuliiess?A Record of 1'rlvate, I and Official Virtues lVliich are I Worthy of Imitation. i Our faithful Congressman for ten years, the> I Hon. D. Wyatt Aiken, publishes a card in the, 1 Press and, Banner this morning, declining to, I enter the ennvflss for Congressional honors I during the ensuing campaign. He is induced 9 to this course because of the precarious condi> tion of his health, I Friends in all parts of the Slate will regret A'ijsHI to hear of his continued ill-health. Colonel I Aiken has served his constituency with ear- ' '/ffiM'l nestness, zeal, and fidelity, and he has made' I a record as Congressman of which he may, , well feel proud. He has ever been patriotic in; I the defence of his country at the National >^SI capital, and he has always been attentive and I watchful to the personal interests of those 1 who may have had claims upon his attention. /^$e8B or services. He answered the smallest de- I mands upon his attention with a promptness and cheerfulness that made him popular with. . all classes and conditions of men, and render*. ed him so popular that he safely held hisplaitf, **|B? against all competitors. In one sense of the' ,>fe3 1 word he was no respecter of persons. If the humblest man in the most remote corner of J his district sent him a postal card, that cltl-. ] zen was sure to recelvo an answer by return, mail, and liis demands upon Col. Aiken were as sure of his earnest attention as if he had been the greatest of his constituents. j Colonel Aiken has always been honest and. '"''fllj outspoken, and this honesty and candor has 1 won to him friends who would stick to hiia ' under all circumstances, while it is equally . N.jU certain that his irankncss sometimes excited. an opposition, which only gave the people an-* other opportunity to manifest their love and -'?|M ivintwipnfp in hlni It may not be amiss to speak of Colonel Ai-. ken's infirmity. Two years ago while In thej discharge of his duty as Congressman he fell. , on the icy pavements of Washington city, reeclving severe nervous Injuries, from which. vvfcaH he has never recovered. He went to Wash- raUl ington on the opening of Congress last l)e-. cember, hut he soon found that he was ahabie to sit as a member. He has been in bed ' nearly ever since.. Recently he has beensomewhat better in health, but not having. recovered sufficiently tp take an active part- - < /%$&>] In the campaign or to fulfill the duties of Congressman, he has, to the regret, of many. Irjends, announced his inabilty to serve them .-112 ] Colonel Aiken was born at Winnsboro, in? I ' Fairfield county, S. C., March 17,1828, aua Is therefore in his fifty-ninth year. He was1 >$? graduated at the South Carolina College with-' the class of 181'J, and after teaching school for , two years he married Miss Virginia Smith, ii -w&M sister of Mr. W. Joel Smith of Abbeville, and . SgM settled on the Stony Point turm in 1852, which place lie still owns and cultivates. He was a 'ffwl successful farmer, the best evidence of which. ' is furnished In the fact that he supported- -ZmM comfortably and highly educated a large Cam- - 4B| ily of children from the profits in agriculture. During me time Hint ne wus mrmer,.ne euu-* 'tWj ed either the Rural Carolinian, or the Agricul- -ffifB tural Department of the New* and Courier. Soon alter the war lie bought, a dwelling inCokes bury where he now resides. In 1861 be 7 volunteered us a private in these veil th South' 'am ; Carolina Regiment, but was appointed Adjui taut, of I he command. At the reorganization' of the Regiment in the spring or 1862, Mr.i Aiken was elected to its command; succeed--. . '.>59 iim Colonel Bacon. In September, 1S#2, while gallantly commanding his Regiment at Har; per's Ferry, in the battle of Antietam, where- 'ijsgH s the Confederate forces won a most signal vie- . :-j$M tory, Colonel Aiken received awound through ;$fa| ! the body, which was deemed mortal. Being ' 'jaj unable lor duty, with no prospect of ever re-, cohering, Iuj was dis-eharged from the service,- . 'jl j ; when he returned to his family, to receive. . , their cure and attention*. After, a long and :',$S 'painful illness, he regained somewhat of his --4H ; former strength, and the people, appreciating: . ..j&g his uallnniry in Lhe army, and needing his services in the Legislature^ elected dim to rep- ':J1 lTM'llt LI I CI 11 ill t lKV O Ajvjyj j in unrx* ?? ?.? ngrsiin elected to the sume trust in 18G6, and in18ti7 distinguished himself by his able and vig- jWffl ; orous opposition to u tax measure then before the House, itnd which afterwards became a ; law, levying a tax of ten per cent, on the gro6S . $ sales that may have been made by whiskey dealers, as well as taxing the gross incomes ot hotel keepers and other business occupations '-fa In a like manner. The act was retroactive' and threatened ruin to people in-all parts of the .State. Owing to the anomalous conditionol affairs, when the courts were paralyzed, cil-" v *3|| izens had no other hHp .than in an appeal for. t relief to General Can by which lie grants, ' '?(& s through the strong arm of the military that suspended the threatened collection of a tax .-qm I that would have ruined all classes of citizen# .'.jag ? upon whom this heavy levy fell. . i ? ! Colonel Aiken was Master of tbe StateGrange for two years and was Pres-ident of the Abbeville Agricultural Soclety for several years,and under his manage-men t we had some of the most excellent ex- ."fj hibitions that were ever seen in any ccunty.lie has always been distinguished for his pro- -r| | corniced Democratic principles and was a del-"j egale to the National Convention at St. Louis j in isto which nnminnn u niuwi uuu ucn<Jricks lor President and Vice-President* Off- ! in;: to his energy and courage to do the right ' under any and all circumstances he was chos-v cu as tlie Democratic Congressional standard^ l>carer ill the historic campaign of 1876, and-110 man contributed more to the glorious vie* tory of that year than didD. Wyatt Aiken.-' In those days of darkness and gloom, it was difficult to get suitable candidates for the dlf-. >'3jH fcrent offices. The Democracy was in sucli a ' hopeless minority, and had so often suffered defeat that few men cared to be made targets. Thc Democratic Club at Abbeville on the motion of Hon. A. Burt., than whom none wqre . more wise or sagacious, gave Colonel Atken ? unanimous call to the position of Congres* ' sional leader of the forlorn hope. This nomination was a Mirprise to Colonel Aiken. He! had not expected it. but he readily accepted the position, and went to work with more en ersry and boldness than any man in our District, carrying discomfiture, discouragement and Una I defeat to Chamberlain and his crew.He was appointed to reply to Governor Chamberlain at a mass meeting of citizens on Hecession llill at Abbeville on Uig Tuesday.. >3 Chamberlain and his associates abandoned .1-- ............. (h.it il.iv ?nil rnt.m-npil t<?. Columbia by tile next train, and never again appeared in public to discuss Slate politics. In IsTS, lio was re-elected over Stolbrand/' 1 the Republican candidate by a majority of nearly twenty thousand votes at the general election. Colonel Aiken lias been Ins own successor ever since, until now he lays down the Congressional duties after having served his constituency for ten years .as faithfully' as any man ever served any people.i When' he entered Congress the horse mails (the Star- ' j routes) in Abbeville county had beeu discou-. tinned for many years, and the people were compelled to go to tlio railroad towns lor their mails. lie set to work at once, and the country mails which we now have Is the result of his labors. t . Colonel Aiken was treated with distinguished consideration in Washington, liei was Chairman of the Committee on Education, and held the second place on the Com- ' mitteeon Agriculture, but should have beenlirston it, because of his notable efforts to < make the Agricultural Department a Cabinet I\fiMi :i Sfcrcf.-u v of Agriculture. | As a mail of nntirii.g energy, and as a manI of strict integrity, I'ol. Aiken has few equals. | Jie was nuieii in debt at the close of the war, 1 but by his indomitable, will and self-sustalnI iiiLc pride lie has liquidated an indebtedness I which would have crushed nearly any other _ -y I man in Abbeviliecounty. His life and work I is worthy of all imitation. The temptations to dissipation In Washing-{ton are many and powerful, but through Col! onel Aiken's sterling moral qualities he has. 3 I witiistood tlieniall, and, after spending ten. years at the Capital, returns to his people.as he left them, an upright citizen and Christian gentleman, without reproach to himself or the church to which he belongs?being anove price, and incorruptible, i Colonel Aiken speaks feelingly of his gratitude to the people for their confidence and' trust in liini, and we think the I'ress and Ilunncr may safely assure him that the peoi pie love and honor him as ever. Their great! regret Is that he Is a sufferer and that he is| not able again to take their commission toj Washington. The people have reason to honor Colonel Aiken, and .he has reason t.0 .re1 - -LI. -.1- 1 A mumucr IIIU pUKl Willi JJIUIISUII-UIIU puut.. Look Out! "We have two candidates to Announce next week for Legislative honors. Guess who they are. Dresses cut and fit, or made to order on short notice at liaduon s. y-u Hoop skirts and bustles at Haddon's. 5-i!>. New lot Millin?ry received ihls week. Novelties for summer wear, at Haddon's. 5-15)' Lisle tliread hose, black and colors, Just rei eeived at Haddon's. 5-19 The latest, designs for summer dresses can now be seen at Haddon's. .jd'J Silk net ladies' veils at Wm. E. Bell's. 4-21.^* 'J*> dozen misses' hose at 10 cents per pair at Haddon's. 5-1U . ik$ . rs*.t-Aa