The Abbeville press and banner. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, June 16, 1886, Image 5

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I The Press and Banner! "Wednesday, June 16, 1886. ! I>ic?I of l'rislil. I.ast Sunday the son of Derr.v Donaldson ! rode a mule, and the sou of Tom Jones rode i?nox. While they were riding together the ox turned and gored the mule, opening Its side, so thai its entrails protruded. This was * ? , lf? ,.,?c Ill Slgnt Ol JilillUHm.il o ?. ..V v. .1" ....r. ... .. ?... , icate condition. The result was so serious that she died next day. Our Hnir Sheet. Veomitted last week to say thatIhe cause or our half sheet was the failure to receive J our usual issue of paper. The failure was oc- J casioned by the break in the Railroad, which j MGSpeifded the carrying of freight lor a time.! "VV-c hope to be all right from tins time forth. I For the Be*t C'oinpoMitlna In Latin. j Master Thomas Parker was awarded the j first premium in the Abbeville High .school for the best composition in Latiu. *re oniigratnlate him on his fine success over his talcutcd and iudustrious competitors. Vjiterary |Clul?. The Literary Club will meet at Jwdsc Cothran's next Friday night, W. P. Calhoun, j Esq., essayist. Subject: "The Negro." Dr. II. G. kLUGii was In town iasi. jinn-j day. He has very dccldetl opinions on the School law. He tnlnks each man and each race should educate their own children, He sdso believes that It is an outrage to tax one race to educate the children of another. The Doctor may be set down as entirely orthodox on the school business from ttoe beginning to the end. The infant of Mr. Plnkerton, of Macon, Ga., who was on a visit to his mother-in-law, Mrs. Hoicombc, died last Monday morning. The corpse Wits put tfcoard the cars, and Mr. Plnkerton will take it to Macon, Georgia, to bury it beside its mother, who died only a lew i months ago. Captain F. C. DuPre, of Abbeville, and Lieutenant J. Olln Mattison, of Donalds, took important parts in the recent Commencement In the Anderson Military School. They bore off the finest honors of the institution, and Abbeville county is proud of her worthy sous. Owing to the lateness of the hour of adiournment. aud owing to the fact that we do ?lre to give as much as possible of the proceedings of the Railroad meeting, we have been unable to write anything in reference to It. Prayer meeting will be held in the Presbyterian church next Thursday evening at half-past eight o'clock. Visitors to the village are invited to come, A patron of fhe Abbeville High School desires'us to say f ha the would like to sec a , financial statement of the affairs of the! school. Messrs. Davit) Magili., W. R. Richey, A. K. Norris, E. K. F. Giles, members <*f the Bar, i are in altendemlance upon the Court. Go to the Bank with your school claims, 1 nnd get the money, less the discount of one per cent, a moi.'.h until pay day. j Mo. Gaines of that superb paper, the j4u- ( ffiutUi Cltroniclf, is in town. Give him your *.ubi<cription, and live happy. I ' Rev. S. A Weber went to Woflord Commencement last week. ICis son will graduate I this week. JZks. W. C. Wardlaw, of Augusta, Georgia, died last Friday, after a lingering illness. 1 Dr. Lander preached in the Abbeville Methodist charch la*t Sunday night. An attempt was made to burn the opera ] fcouse iu Greenville last. week. Rkv. S. Lander, D. I)., preachcd at Salem last Sunday. T! ABBEVILLE HIGH SCHOOL DEBATES, COMPOSITIONS, DRAMATIC PERFORMANCE. ? A Fitll Hoii<te Wltncsws the Ex?rciae* from Rcs:iiinin^ to Close or tlie School. t The Court House was filled to a jam last Thursday nisht to witness the performauce of a varied programme bv the children of the Abbeville High School. We herewith reprint It, to show the character of the performance. J ?nd to give the names of theyoung Indies-ami 1 .young gentlemen who took ?n active pant Id cnbttixinin^ ujt*ir iiiciiun jluc ?uhw? ?o -wu- j ?ler the management of Prof. Archer, assisted by Mrs. Tyler and Miss White. As far as we know the people are-abundantly pleased with the teachers, who are capable, painstaking, and successful. The vnluo of a nood school! Is not to he overestimated, and we hope t hat the . Abbeville Hleh Sohool aud its teachers may ' have a Ions and useful career. The exercises , for this scholastic yenr are now ended. Tiie school will be opened again, under its present , corps of teachers, next Fall, at the usual time . lor the beginning of a new sesslou. The exercises on Thursday night commeiifr - ed at 9 o'clock, and continued until 10:45. The , program me was sis follows: Def>ate?Which ccnjer.i the (Jrealer Benefits, ? WecUth or Contentment f ' For Wealth: Mu^-r Thomas Parker, Mas- ^ tor Lambert White, Master James Perrln, . For Contentment: Master Fruser Livingston, Master James Cothran, Master Andrew Edwards. } French Composition?"La. Mcmoire."?Writ- , ten by Miss Annie Hemphill, read by Capt. Bonhani. Recitation?"The Conquered Banker"?Master Andrew Wardlaw. I English Composition?"Romance and Reality."?Written by Miss Jennie Zeigler, read by < Ale. Willie Thompson. j Recitation?"Guilty ? Not Guilty ?"? Mas- . ter Walter Visanska. Latin Composition?"Jtr* Studcndi."?Written and rend by Master Thomas Parker. "Tfce Sleeping' PrlncnM." After the school exhibition proper had been concluded the children ensured in the performansu of a piny slyted"The Sleeping Prln cess," with the following caste of characters : THE COURT. . Somnolenlcnu.Kingof Dreamland Mr. J. F. lngston. Ttomlna, Q,ueen Miss Edna Tusten Princess Arabella Miss Agnes Qnarles <?rand Cnamberlain Mr. Mason DtlPre iPriace Charmlug...? ?Mr. J. S. Cothran, Jr SPINSTER. Tabltha Miss Hannah Hemphill THE FAIRIES. Miss Mary White, Queen. Miss Florence Miss.Teanle White, Templnton,Mlss Mamie Lee. Miss Mamie Ferrin, Miss I,izzie Marshall, Miss Florence Henry, Miss Annie Henry. Miss Ida Hammond, MtssOu?sio('nugliman Miss Ida Miller, Mtss FlorW> Calhoun, MissiCrsoia Miss Willie Calhoun, Wasmnnsky.Miss Jennie Perrin, Miss Grace Smith, Miss I.ucy White, Miss Mabel Tu".ten, Miss Violet Hughes, Miss Annie Bowman, Miss Eva Klrby, j Miss Mattie Mann, Miss Luiie Hughes. I hekai.ds. { Robert Pcrrln, Coulter Cothran. ' I courtiers. i Thomas TVirkcr, Frank Parker, < Amlrcm- Edwards, Arthur Hammond, Henry Li v.ineston, Walter Yiwinska, , Thomas Thomson, J.ewtepcirln, Andrew Ward law, Foster Kirhy, I'harlie Hammond, Miles Brooks. col'rt i.athf.s. i Miss Addle ttussell, Miss Llla Noel, Miss Jennie ZelRlor, Miss .Mary Jiul're, MIhs Annie Hemphill,Miss Leila Ouarlcs, Miss Lula Mann, Miss Mlnie Morrow, Miss Corrie Mann, Miss Katie Coogler. j Miss Fannie Wilson, i m m \ The Rare for Conerem. Greenwood. Tribune. 1 A large number of prominent gentlemen , have been mentioned hs probable candidates for (Congress from tilts District, the latest and perhaps the strongest being the Hon. J. S. , Cothran, the present .Indite of this Circuit.! And the mention of Judge Cothran's name' has excited some of the editors of Anderson I and Newberry counties. They object to Mr. Cothran because he is a Juifcge and an Abbe-1 ville man. We fic.it to see why elttier of these t tilings should disqualify him as Congressman. | They say that Abbeville is determined to' have the Congressman and for this reason a I Circuit Judge is brought out. They recognize the fact that JudgeCothran Is strottg, buttfiey j either do not see ordo not admit the more imtiortant fact that he is strong not by reason of being a Circuit Judge, but by reason of hisj ability and his eminent fitness for the position. But it is useless to argue about this matter. The people of Abbeville county have expressed themselves in lavor of a primary election I to select a Congressman. If this plan is de-! elded upon the people will have an opportunl-' ty of deciding for themselves who they want; to represent them in Congress. And we have . no doubt that the intelligent people of the| several counties In the district, will select a ] man with referenoe to his qualifications and: regard less of whether he is a farmer or a Circuit Judge, or whether he resides in Newber-| ry, Anderson, Pickens, Oconee or Abbeville; county. _m i m Uncle llarp Vance is here ou his annual visit to relatives and friends, of whom he has! n number, both among the ladies and gentle- j men. The old gentleman Is a kind of oracle in many matters nor the lea>C of which is! strawberry culture. He has planted for several friends here, quite a lot of-seed, which lie siivs is the proper way to improve this dcliciouB IrulL?Laurats Advertiser. : mgcormick miscellany, AS REPORTED BY OUR WIDE-AWAKE CORRESPONDENT. Dentil of )ft. Tcnnent?Xcw Can* for the Suvauiiali Valley Ilnilroad? Slcknm ? The ? Improvein cuts?Personals. McCokmick, Sx. C\ June 8,1GSG. Mr. Tcnnent, formerly of Wellington, but has been a citizen of McCortuick for the past two years, tiled at the resilience of Dr. O. A. Trnylor on last .Sunday night the 30th of May from the effects of measles hud last March. Mr. Tcnnent was an excellent young man anil was hold in high esteem by his employer Maj. J.N.Horn, his remains were interred at the cemetery Monday evening at five o'clock. A host of friends attended his burial services. His sister and fnther were with htm at the time of his death. Mr. Tennent was well thought of here for hie integrity of character. Daniel Webster spoke nobly when In his eulogy upon one of his contemporary statesmen he insisted "that uprightness was the indisputable basis of nil high character." Such did Mr. Tennent possess. Last Saturday night about two hundred negroes spent the night on our streets an In car boxes around. They were railroad hands waiting for Monday In order to go to Augusta to assist in the change of railroad tracks. They lifted a great many chlckcns Saturday niirht and Sunday. The track was changed last Tuesday In one day and two trains came up in the afternoon. Mrs. Jay and daughter of Troy spent several days in town visi ting at Dr. Itoblnuon'6. Mrs. J. \V. Peak Is still quite sick. Sickness in town for the past two weeks has been distressing, several deaths resulting with both white and black. The prevailing disease is diarrhoea. It has been dreadful in town. Mrs. J. 31. jjorn, 01 uornynie, was in town on Thursday last. Mr. J. N. Kay has a nice sign in front of his store. The writer did not take in the ten ccnts show, so don't know what turned up. Prof. Gregory seems to have quit the railroad and have taken to traveling throuch the country. He shows at Liberty Hill Friday niffht and so 011. Dr. J. H. Jennings has been In town every d:iy for over two weeksnttendlngh Is patients. The Doctor gets a good practice In McCormlck. The Savannah Valley Railroad cars started to run regularly again last Thursday, making dalJy trips on the new gauge. Since the death of Mrs. Chamberlain Mr. Chamberlain boards with Mr. James Cothran, Jr. Miss Fannie Jay, of Troy, is very sick at Dr. Robinson's. Dr. Jfeel Is assisting Dr. Kobinson. Mr. J. C. Chandler Is up again, we are glad to report. The Baptist church has been ceiled overhead with considerable taste by Messrs. Reeves and Beale. It has the appearance of an elliptic circle; It Is not exact ly one. but very near It. These young men deserve credit for the manner in which the work is done. Tlu? < runs nra look I up- verv well In and wound McCortnlck. The grass is growing vety fast. We had a good rain Saturday ' uizbt. 1 The health of Gen. Tyler is improving rapIdly. We hope to see lilm out soon. The Rev. Mr. Hell rev ived a very severe hurt last, week by falltnc on an iron square. 1 which struck limi in the side. He was hard- 1 ly aSle to preach last Sunday afternoon, or rather lecture, as he did not preach. Mrs flolloway is visiting her sister, Mrs. J. W. Peak, who is very 111. Mr. \V. L. Link has taken charge of Maj. Dorn's store hern since the deatli of Mr. Tentiant. Mr Link is a worthy young man nnd J will doubtless give entire satisfaction to his 1 jinpioyer. 1 La<t Sundnv evening was the first time that J I > r?l I in *1*0 n.nvflL-1 <?Knc<iti ' <ince work beinui inside. When completed it : iviiJ be one ot? the nicest churches on the ' Knoxvllle road. I Work on the new depot lias stopped. We lon't know why, but presume it is on account ju" scarcity of lumber. Mr. J. S. McLane has roasting ears in 6ilk. i Hits Is the first we have seen. i The flrst. new freight cars for the Savannah i Palley Kailrond came up Saturday, marked 'Savannah Valley." They are nicely and lubstantlally made. Mr. A. U. Kennedy from near Troy was in < ,own on Sunday afternoon. I Mr. ('. L. Corley Is painting his yard fone*. I Mr. Thoinas Traylor is Improving slowly. Mrs. J. A. Bell is very ill. i Frof. Gregory will spend some time here I his summer. He has been here lor some I ,ime already. I'rnsramme of mi Intorestlnjr School j Exhibition?The Debnti-s?.Spriiiif ' Cliii'kens. ' McCormick, S. C,, June u, 18sg. | Capt. R. J. lAobinson's school gave its first i niblio exhibition last Friday in recitations, | ipeecnes and readings. The little fellows | hat spoke did very well Indeed. Those who [ nade their first debut on the stage are Mas- ( nn iuiici Jimvtui, unuicn Aiiuiin", vuuurn Jos worth, Willie Estes, Willie Hartley, WJIie liox, Howard Henderson, McKinney, Coo. Hendrlx, Ellie Andrews, Alph Traylor, ?rcssly Ilendrix, and Willie Ward law. After the bqys sot through, eighteen little :lrls made speeches. They spoke so low that ve did not hear them, however, for their dze, we thought they did well to go on the itajje without crying. The third on the programme for the eveling were Spring, Summer, Autumn and A'inter, by Miss Sudle Cothran, Miss Addle kVnrdlaw, Miss Barbara Ludwlck, Aliss Nanile Edwards, and Miss LauraSevcren. "Maud Muller." Head by Miss Harmon. "Curfew Shall not Ring To-uight." Head jv Miss Hassle Cothran. The last piece was recltPd by Miss Leila *mlth: "Blngam on the Rhine." Miss Lela went through this piece without a (Ingle error. She spoke distinctly, so that hose at the back side of the hall could easily lear every word uttered. Miss Leila has an excellent mind. Sho applies herself to every , study that her Professor chooses to eujoln | ipon her. We predict a bright voyage on the itei ary boat for her one of these days. Many ) >f the audience were disappointed on account yf the usuul debate not taking place after the ecitatlons, <?e., but Caot. Robinson pot up md said that owing to the absence of two of ,tie debaters on one side, that the negative or normative, which ever side they were on, would be laboring under a disadvantage, so ie and they thought best to postpone the debate until Friday next. We think these speeches, readings and debates will be very rnproving toCapt Robinson's scholars. He ias now a large school numbering perhaps >ver 80 scholars. Mrs. J. W. Peak was improving very fast up ,o Saturday night, hut unfortnnntely she .00k a relapse ou Sunday and is to-day very II. Mr. W. A. Branch has lumber at the hotel ;o put a double piazza to it. It will add nucli to the looks and much more to the xKnfort. This can be made a very fine hotel, md will receive a good patronage, when It Is :ompletcd. Mr. Burton, of Augusta, who has been spending a month at Liberty Hill in Edgefield county, was in town last Sunday cve>ing and delivered and address to the Bapist Sunday-school on '"Sunday-school Work." Mr. Burton is a fine speaker, and he certainty cave the school a tine talk. We were pleased to meet, him and hope he will soon I'flm ti fri\m A nciiHln fn thic /vmnfv left last night, not to resume business In An:usta, but to spend a few days with bis family. The subject for doKite next Friday evening Is: ",Had the Indians a Klght to this Soil?" Mr. Joseph Edwards, one of the debaters, <ald fill he wanted was just a lew minutes to ronvince any one that the Indians hud no light to our soil. We tire anxious to hear Mr. Edwards on the subject and will be oil hand next Friday if nothing prevents. Mrs. J. M. Dorn left for the mountains in North Georgia last Friday evening. Klie will tneet the Major at White Path, Georgia. Mrs. Horn Vill be gone about ten days. Miss Ollie Scott, a sweet little girl from Anmista whohas been on a visit to Mr. A. D. smith's family, returned to Augusta last Saturday. Mrs. W. H. Minis returned from a visit to friends and relatives in Appleton, Georgia, last Saturday. He friends were glad to welcome her back home. Spring chickens, small size, are worth from 15 to 20 cents apiece, and eggs are cheap, only 10 cent.s per dozen. We hope the prioe of chickens may decrease, as we are very fond of them, but can't eat many at t hose prices. Your correspondent noticed your local last week, and will try to send all the "chips" by Monday's mail. Our reason for delaying until Tuesday was to get all the latest, news. The llev. J. C. Chandler attended the Commencement of the Sumter Female Seminary which took place last week. This will be a I pleasant trip for Mr. Chandler, as he was reared In the town of Sumter and most of his relatives reside there still. Mr. William Harmon lias fenced In his yard. T1j<> c(mim*lI nrn msilrinrr tir<?n:ir:i t ions to have the cemetery fenced in. Soine of the lumber is hauled to the place already. It i neoils fencing and grubbing awfully bad, but 1 of course it. takes time to gut a new ccmctery 1 to look decent. i McCohxick, juno 15 ?Mrs. j. \v. Peak died i yesterday It 12 o'clock after a long and painful illness. She died from the effects of mea- > xles she had last March from which she had 1 never recovered. She will he burled to-day at 4 P. M., at the cemetery. We extend our deepest sympathy to the bereaved ones. 1 Open to the World?8100 Reward. Thomas McGettlgan, prietor of the Palmetto Saloon, offers a reward of oue hundred dollars to any man that can prove he is selling impure goods. Ae advertises pure liquors and does not dupe his customers by false advertisements. Call and sample his stock on Court week. Everything fresh and cool. Try a Democratic milk punch. Thomas McGettlgan, proprietor of the Palmetto Saloon, is sole agent for the celebrated Schiltz Lager Beer. 6-1G .. j, "THE CHILDREN'S DAY." An Interceding^ Address to the Children of the Rnptist Sunday School j at Troy, by Mr. T. J. Grlfllii?Programme of the Exercises. f The4'Chlldren's Day," the fifth Sunday in May, under the supervision of the pastor Hp v. H. C. Smart, aided by the superintendent Mr. Joel Lltes, wjw a e.omplete sucetes. By 11 o'clock, A. M. the Baptist church woh well filled with people, some from Bradley, some from MeCormick, and others froui Troy aud the surrounding country. Below wc give the Interesting Programme. ^ Organ voluntary?Organist. In vocation?Pastor. a hinging?L. M. Doxoloey?School. H Script ural selection, l John 111,1?3; 14?24? i: Assistant Superintendent. Heading letter from Dr. Griffith?Miss Min- c nie'fuggart. Singing?"Come to the Saviour"?School. v Heading?"Glimpses of the Field."?Master George Napier. h Prayer?Tiie "Lord's Prayer"?Led by the Pastor. G Singing?"Jesus Savior Pity Me"?School, tl responsive iteauing. a Recitation ? "Our Children's Day" ?Miss 0 Mary Jay. Recitation?"0. Painter or the Fruits and ti Flowers"?Miss Manilla Smith. n Slngiug?'"Gathering Home"?School. .4 Dialogue?"God is in Heaven"?Miss Addle Sibert and Miss Daisy Jay. tl Kecitatiou? "Little Temples"?Miss Mary q Rodgers. g Singing and Chorus?"Jesus Loves Me"?InfantCloss. 8( Singing?"In Happy Eden"?School. m Recitation?"Worship of Flowers"?Miss tl Marie Chiles. . b Singing?By theSchool. ti Recitation?"Flower Object Lesson"?Miss tl Rosa bell Smart. Address?Mr. Thomas J. Griffin. h Singing?"To the Work"?School. It Recitation?"What Will You Give"?Miss Myrtis Smart, Miss Manilla Smith, Miss Lea- b villa. Smith. Miss Lai I a Chiles, Miss Lena si Rodgers and Miss Sarah Sibert. k Recitation?"Our Privileges" ?Miss Laura Dyer. t "Memorial Poem on the Death of Mrs. Harley"?Miss Clfco. McCaslan. Closing Hymn. II Below we give you Mr. Thomas .T. Griffin's tl address. While we consider the address good n and appropriate, it is perhaps due to Sir. Griffin to slate that this address was very hur- v riedly gotten up. because of short notlcc. bi / Mr. Griffin's Address. N I have been assigned the pleasant duty. In w your Interesting programme, of mukl tig you, h dear children, a short address to give you h some Idea of what the American Baptist Pub- h Mention Society is doing for the Baptist children of our laud. This Society wan organized O as a Baptist Tract Society at Washington vi City, February 21,1824, with a membership of n eighteen men ana seven wpmen. Its first Depository was in a corner of a small print- ir ingoftlee. After two years it was moved to Philadelphia. The total receipts for all pur- pi poses during the first year were $373.80. It c< now has an Income of $00,000.00. vi For great organizations to do great work It g< Is ccnerally necessary to have large buildings. t>i The principal building is located on Chestnut It. Street, Philadelphia, JNo. 1420. This in one or tii the best streets in the city. It fronts 40 leet, m eontalus 5 stories and a basement. It lias a depth ot 230 feet. Its floor surface Is nearly tc equal touu acre and a half. It is considered hi on of the finest stores in the world. This a< building wiw erected in 1875. It, together with the lot on which It stands, cost over al 5^50,000,00. Besides the pilnclpal building, It dj lias branch ollices In New York, Boston, Chi- pi go and St. Louis. 01 Tlie Society litis a permanent fund of over P1 ?ii'),(A)0.W), which in a few years will be in- w ureased to over S350,000.00. The income alone k can lie used. It bus plates and cuts worth Ji i-'OO.cOO 00, which makes u total of nearly "i 51,(100,000.00. Under Its auspices about (1,500 Sunday Schools have been organized. Put- M ling the average on the rolls at 25, and wc have an aggregate of over 150,000 who to-day hi would probably be without organization 1" were it not for the untiring efforts of those "i who are doing the Soclcly's work. It has aidrd over 5,000 other schools. The number of fo schools which it has organized and aided lunount to more than two-third* of all the Ti Baptist Sunday Schools In the United States, ct It is now workiug to put Into each State and gf ferritory a first class missionary fitted espo- A cially for this work. They aim. under God, ot to accomplish three things: First, to organ- nt Izc all the Baptist Sunday School forces of t.l?e ct State for efficient work. Second, to form a new echool wherever one is needed, ?nd can t< be sustained. Third, to improve the inttruc- 8? lion now given in all the existing schools. P' [,ast year there were thirty of these mission- tJ tries in the field. They have held more than P' 1,100 Sunday .School Ihstitutes and Conven- (9 Lions. I trust the day may not be distant " ivhen we shall have one of these consecrated men sent to our Slate. The Young Reaper K" was the first Sunday-school paper Issued by ta Lhe Society, commencing 1857, the first edi- bt ! ion being ?>,000 copies monthly. It now pub- co lislicstwelve distinct Sunday-school porlodeals, with a circulation of 22,o00.000ench year. "C riiese periodicals consume over ltt,000 reams th if paper, weighing more than 270 tons. As 10 ate as 1SS3 one clerk at a salary of $"> per iveok attended to all the periodical business, '? ivhile now It require, thirteen clerks at a cost *>i >f over $5,000 annually. In theseveral departments at Philadelphia head quarters 106 persons are employed. It Is doing a great work ot ii the way of furnishing Sunday school ll- i"'1 varies at such a small cost?so oheup that cc lone of our Sunday-schools should bo with- dt nit one, and these arc the best kind. No w >ook Is published without being closely scru- Hi ,inl?>d bv a eommitLee of both ministers IA ind laymen. The "Lesson Helps'* arc, I M juess, familiar to all as they have been '? ulopted by most of oar Sunday Schools. re iiow pleasant to know that so many boys ind girls, young ladles?yes, and older men ind women are eagerly searching out every P* iveek the same precious troths ot God's word t.h 'hat we are, aided by the same instrumental- "f itles. It Is to this time-honored institution ?ji pou are due for much of the pleasures of the Oi present occasion. May this uay be ever as- ed sociated with hallowed memories and may to you go away resolved to do more for the Mas- cli ier's cause than you have ever done before. er Men are apt to think of large publishing louses as enterprises gotten up for the ex- m press purpose of accumulating wealth?to ?P nake meu who arealready rich, richer. Not 10 with the Society of wlilcli we have been M telling you. Its mission is a higher, purer, nt tiollcrone. It is striving to arrest the course In jf the openly wicked by thundering luto J ^helr ears the solemn warning of a sin-offend- Pi Ml God. It is working tenderly, earnestly, Hi th fully, to gather the Christian by the fiti land and lead him along life's rugged path- vf way. It Is hopefully, joyfully, successfully th jndeavorlng especially to instil into young minds alove for the beauutlful, tlie true and bt he good. As Sabbath after Sabbath you wi ;ather here under the guidance ofloving.de- B1 k-oted Christian workers, open your young ind tender hearts for the reception of those th cachings which under tho hlesping of God hi trill make you useful men and women and cr tviiI tit you for "an inheritance incorruptible ar md undetiled, ard that fadeth not away." pi When the morning exercises were conclud- pi >(1, a splendid dinner was served. About 2 j'clock PJ M , the crowd reassembled in the n< ;liurcii,and after listening to nn interesting to iddress hy the pastor, was dismissed, more A han satisfied with what they had seen and th leurd during the thty. w ni j * yt Death of Hon. John Wilson. Anderson Journal. e'' Hon. John Wilson, generally known dlsinctlvely amonc the older citizens as Scotch D( lohn Wilson, died at his residence in this * ilacc last night after a protracted lllcess. He ,vas born in Tarbolton, Ayrshire, .Scotland, In lie month of March, M2, and came to this Hiuntry when a boy with his father'* family, , ipttlimr in Laurens District. Ho settled near \ndersoti in 1N50, mid moved into town inj"' s")4. He renmlncd a citizen of Anderson un-'11 .111S76, when be moved to lionea Path, andl ast October he returned to Anderson with f1 lis venerable wife, who still survives him to-110 jether with several grown children. Mr. Wll- wr >on served in the State Legislature from 1852 J" ,o 1?.>4, and afterwards served several years as , :onimissiouer of the poor. lu 1861 he was np?! pointed Magistrate, and after the adoption of!, :he present constitution he was appointed |la L'rlal Justice and served several years. He fr was a member of the constitutional conven- Sv Jon called hy Governor Perry in 1KOO, and!?'1 iorn 1S70 to 1S74 he whs a member of the State i {" Senate. Since thut time he has held no pub-!1' ic position except that of post-master at fr ilonea Path, lie was a well Informed man,!10 possessed of a retentive memory, and was al- ^ J ;o endowed with remarkable mechanical ge-jw nius. During his life he invented and patented a number of machines and implements, iiriong them a loom, a cotton gin and a biir-ji]J ilargin. The remains of the deceased will be interred in the Baptist churchyard at 6o'clock m Lhis afternoon. nK w " ' m pi Due Went Female College. so Asaocinie Reformed Presbyterian. in The catalogue of the Due West Female Col- t11' lege has been laid on our table. It shows the ' hold this institution has on the public contl- al denee in its large attendance, numbering more than 150 pupils. A new feature of the catalogue is the insertion of letters of commendation and endorsement from prominent m citizens. These letters are from such men as j,, fJovernorThompson, Judees McGowan, Press- m ly and Cothran, und Dr. E. E. Boyce. While ol these recommendations aroall that could be at desired, the most satisfactory and assuring C( testimonial of this institution Is the work it f? has done and Is doing. It Is rendering a ser- cr vice of far-reaching importance to church and m State. If, then, you would behold its monu- re ment, look around you. ce m ' m' d< Hon. W. II. Parker has been mentioned as a a* suitable man to All the vacancy on the bench, In case Judge Cothran should be nominated c' for Congress, and we endorse the nomination. Learned in the law and high In character, Mr. f Parker would made one of the best Judges id p< the State.?Greenwood Tribune. W ????Ml GREENWOOD TIDIES. - i )OTS FROM THE FACILE PEN OF "Y. 2." ntcr-State Agricultural Encnni|ii> in en I ? Closing Excrciscs of the 11 i c Male Academy?Striken?Sickness 11 anil I?cnth?DlHtln^ui?the<l VlnltorM J and Otlicr Iffattei3. Gjieenwooh, S. C., June 14,188ft. 8 Rev. W. F. Pearson prsached In the l'resby- v Brian church yesterday morning. . v Communion at the Kcck church yesterday.. j Rev. H. V Fennel will assist in the services t the Presbyterian church next Sabbath, > erviceswill bejrin on Friday night and con- ^ Inue for a lew days. < Miss Kate Klugh is visiting Miss Louis*: / lidham. 8 Dr. Thomas Weir and family of Laurens are 8 isiting friends and relatives near town. Miss Susie Hood, of Due West, Is visiting ,, er sister, Mrs. Bluke. The frlcniln of Miss Hattle Alexander, of t, IreeiiKboro, N. C., will be pleased to know -j hat she will spend several weeks In town c gain this summer. Shi; Is expected to arrlv? c n Thursday. Prof. R. G. McLees, of Macon, Ga., has conif j, 3 spend ills vacation In Greenwood wltli hh c lother. He is a teachtr in tbe Macon Blind .crtdeiny. 1, Mr. A. L. Blake is hone to spend his vacaion. He has a fine school in McClaln vlllo, >T, j. ., and will return to'It about the 1st of Au- ? ust ! (i We notice in the Greenwood Tribune that 0 sine one suggests thft tho Amateur Out-1 c 111 probably give their entertainment during; :?e Christinas holidays. We predict it will ] r e in August, during the Inter-State Agricul- r ural Encampment. So President Gage hav<i;v le members of your club ready. n Prof.Blake leftSaturdi y to attend the meet' u lg of the Hoard of Trustees of Davidson CoJ!?e, which will meet In Charlotte to-day. v The name of Mr. Geoige W. Buchanan hu~'. j; een favorably spoken o.: for County ComnDls c oner. He is a good architect and would, f. now the requisites of a first-class bridge. ^ Prof. Sanders, the portrait painter, leaves;1 0 r>day for Kentucky. He promises to return j r l the fall and get up a class in painting. I r Mr. James Fouche has sold i'iUO worth oi'| s tallan oueen bees to a firm in Ohio. He sells. ? ie choicest honey that is brought to thJfi nirket n Mr. II. H. Hughes has aur thanks for some t cry tine vegetables sent us lust week. Bis a eels are the :Qnest we huve seen. i (/.apt. T. 8. Richie, from Ontario. Canada, i 3ent a few days with Jlr. J. H. Oldham lam eek, on his way to his home in Florida. We i ear he Is quite pleased with our town and er people and may so:lie day spend part of j t Is summers among us. The friends of our young townsman, ThacL | c . Duckett, will he sorry to learn ihut he is ; \ cry HI. He had a severe attack of measles ot long since and now las pneumonia. 2 W. K. Kiehey, Esq., of the Laurens Bar, was c 1 town to-day. n "A friend in need is a friend indeed," as was j, roven the other day. A gentleman from the s. mniry came 10 town anu was ionoweu uy u n ery line polnter"dog. whicli unfortunately ,j >t lost, but was well -ta ten care of by one of i ur young men, who wit her to show Ills gratude for the fine turkey dinners he lias pur- y tken of with the ubove mentioned gentle- p mn. ii Mr. Thoma'i Chatham, father-in-law of our c, (wnsman, Mr. B. F, MeKellcr, died at his jj oine near Ninety-Six, .Saturday night, at the 0 Ivanced age of 80 years n Jim Kelly, an Kngllshnan.dled at his home j, jout a mile from here, on Thursday night, of >'6eutery. In 1870 no m in took a moreuctlve j, irt In the campaign than he did; mounted p i his noble steed "JJlocd" he attended every j ulltlcal moet.lug in the county. His remains ere interred in the puMic cemetery, and we r novrof no better epitaph to be inscribed to ti mmle's memory than "He was an honest a lan." h Strikes are becoming fashionable. Last b onday cotton choppers demanded 59 cents A id board, and Saturday the drayman who 0 us for the last three yen rs been receiving 81.50 c r delivering a car load of corn raised rhelr $ <ures to 32.?>. Several merchants have their ^ ,vn teams and will do their own hauling be- g re paying such prices. H A call meeting of the Greenwood Board of p rade was held last Wednesday morning to v insider the advisability of sending a dele- fj ite to represent her Interests at a meeting of 0 griculturlsts that wus held at Seneca City ii i the following day, to ilelect a location and M alee arrangements for nn Inter-State Agrlllturul Encampment letween the States of n" >uth Carolina, North Carolina, Georgia and i g jnnessee. Mr. T. K. Riley was sent to repre-1 u nt the advantages ol Greenwood, as the p ace for the encampment to be held. Seneca, e, reenwoou nnu wpartanDurg were me mree | 0 aces that applied for i!., and a committee of ur were appointed to ieclde the question. re hear that Greenwoot offers more natural lvanlages than Seneca, ho the contest for the eat prize Hps between thin place and Sparnburg. It behooves not only our citizens, it those all over the county to do all they ^ into have the encamp-nent here. It is the lly place in the county where it can meet on :count of the railroad facilities, and when ie Chester. Greenwood, Abbeville and Elbern road is finished there is no better place the South tor it. Tiie committee will be P ;re 011 the 23d June, arid goon toSpartau- h irg the next day. U According to announcement the public ex- If clsesof the Greenwood Male Acadcmy carae u i' last week. The examination of the va- a ous classes vras thorough and rigid, and was r< n tin tied for two or th rue days. OnWednes- d ly night the public vers highly entertained 1th humorous recitations and dialogues by si e boys In the preparatory department. C rnong those deserving special mcnt'.on were bi asters Charles Swygert, fames Pin <on, AVIllm Jones arid Ramsav Calhoun. After the tl gular exercises of the evening were closed cl rof. Cunning ham delivered a very approprl- w e address to the students. He forcibly Im- c( eased upon them the jreat responsibilities ai at devolved upon the rising generation, and n ged them to avail themselves of the oppor- ai nitles of preparing meet these duties, i the following night "Waller's Hall was #111; to its utmost capacity ivlth an eager throng tl hear the debate of tie Junior and Senior >1 asses on this subject, "Which has the ereatlnfluence <tn man, love or fear?" Both Jes were wel l represented and strong arguent* advanced. In the debate we will make M iecial men t,Inn of Messrs. William Simmons id Charlc? Crews of ihe affirmative, and essrs. Thomas Riley and Jobn Verell of tho native. Flowers were sent to the speakers Ji great profusion and AI r. William Simmons is weighted down witli the lovely offerings. V esldent CoJeman Wa ler entertained tha ai idlence with some well chosen remarks and ated that tlio argument stood 99 to 100 In fa- ai >r of love. Prof. Boozer then closed by anklng the band for the delightful music n id also urged the importance of a larger llldlng for the Male School. He said it. V ould not take many t>> build It If ull would ve as much as ha le Friday night a large audience assembled in e same hall to hear a lecture on Phrenology l)r. W. H. Barker, of North Carolina. Ho itertnincd thein well for an hour lecturing, id spent the remainder of the evening in lrenologislng the headf of Mr. John B. Sam- Ic e and Mr. B. Reynolds, Jr. V The lecture on Evolut ion by Mr. J. B. Ar)Id on Saturday night was closely listened Ji .and received with de'lght by many. Mr. mold Is not a convert of Dr. Woodrow's tough ne sustains som,i or Ms theories. no u: ill lecture again in n lew weeks on the retnisceuces of camp life, and the struggle oi le ;ato rights. Thus, Mr. Editor, you s^e wo have Just pass- A I through a week of mjoyment, und are iw waiting patiently Tor the closing exer- fo ses in the Female Colli-ce, when we will cx:ct "a feast of reason and a flow of soul." Y. 7. J' G keen woo T), S, C., June IS, ISfC. f? TheRonrdof Trade met yesterday afternoon al id appointed two committees, one to select location and make arrangements with the vtiers of the land for the Intcr-Slate En- M inpment provided ive get It, The oilier was entertain the committee who will he here i the 23d instant, le examine the place nnd Ie ake reports to headquarters. The commit* e sent out decided on a beautiful situation fo >out a inilo from town 011 the Greenwood, mrens and Suartanburg Kail road, on the nd of Mr. B. F. Reynolds, who In case the P' icampmentis brought here will lease twen-five acres of the laud for twenty years to ^ ( association. A great prize is almost with KJUl nriUB UUUII tJ.lII kW uuutlll . The Munition Is a beautiful one, two , irln^s are very near together on it-, and a vcly oak grove covets the greater pari.of the mind, besides other natural advantage:; hich otter themselves. The grim monster has again invaded our n immunity and to-day nt 12 o'clock the sad lings was carried from tongue to tongue, lad. Duckett is dead! Death loves a shining ark, and though but. about twenty years of ra re, our young friend liad made his peace ith God, and wo trust has gone to sing the P1, aises of ills master on high. He has had veral hemorrhages from the loups ami spent A. ie last two winters in Florida, in hopes of sprovlngi and to all appearances had, but int insidious disease consumption was still jing its work. A sevore attack of mea<lc? jd pneumonia hastened the end. V. Z. e> aj Abbeville and Augusta Warehouse. t() We have In stock nt all times largo consign- w enls of Meat, Corn, Flour, Meal, flams, in iird, Bran, Mill Feed, Hay, Sugars, Coffee, (j. olasses and many other goods too trainer- ec js to mention. We can deliver your goods te .your depot. Wa make a specialty of good sti )ods, low prices and guarantee satisfaction fr, i every respcet. Any orders trom Abbeville ei ainty will nave our best attention. In re- h itting us money to cover order, send by tii igistcrert letter, it. will only cost you ten th iiits. We can deliver you your goods at any o\ ;pot In the up-country in three to four days tb ter order Is received. All goods spot cash. Ropers <fc Co., Wholesale Commission Merlants, 115 Jackson Street, Augusta, Ga. cr ^ I will sell my stock of parasols and ftuns 10 jr cent, less than mark price daring Court ,n eek. W. 15. Bell. 6-2 10 ????i? ' DUE WEST LOCALS. ? llnwc Ball?Auxiliary Bible Society? Commencement ? School Exhibition, Ac. Di*e West, S. 0., Juno M, 1SS0. Tlie Baptist congregation were deprived of >rcHclilng last .Sabbath morning, ih conse[Uence of the serious Illness of the littlte child >f the pastor. The congregation expect to ociupy tlielr church building on the fourth Sabintli. R6v. Calvin I'ressly, of Generostee, Anderon county, was in town a few days last week. I)r. Grier, accompanied by Miss Jennie, rent to Newberry ou Saturday. The Doctor rus to make an address to the students of s'ewberry College Sabbath evening. The exhibition given by the pupils of Miss iuiinle Hawthorne's school last Friday was luite a success. Prof. Hood of this place, Mr. ? n r?/vl i\ T> /ull,,,..., ?../4 rillo / 1 I, V/. iiuuKCf?, v_/Ui? w. ?. V.IUUUUII uiiu jjiun vjr. Jrnydon, Esq., of your town, made .short pccches. As usual the people of that section pread a table that would have suited the nost fastidious epicure Major Nance was the mister of ceremonies. Messrs. R S. Cochrane and J. T. Pearson ook a trip to the city of Anderson last week, 'he former gentleman went 011 business conernlng of a woman and the latter on business oncoming of a sewing machine, Mr. H. H. Itobinson, of Cotton Plant, Miss., las been clectcd Chief Marshall lor Com* Dencement. Miss Canon was out of town for a few days fist week. Rev. W. F. Pearson spent last week atSparanburgon business. He tried to get home on Saturday but failed to make connection at ireenvvood. lie preached for the good people if Greenwood Sabbath morning and then amc home that aflernoon. Wc are authorized to say that County Comnlssioner Cowan will not run the coming ace. His friends all over the county (and rho has more?) will be sorry to hear this anlounccment. Mr. Cowan has made a faithful nd efficient officer. Our commencement season Is a goal to flitch the average Due West citizen sets out lis "pointers." The wives, the sisters, the ouslns and the aunts leave the orders for hnlr fiHka tn hp Rpnf. In Iwrmnmonpompnt.' he farmer makes an efl'ort to get the grass out if his cotton and pet. his grain out by comnenceinent; the young ladies and young nen who leave the community as pedagogs trive to get their school term over by comnencemeut. Mr. Jas. II. Prewly who has been teaching lear Seitna, Ala., and Mt. R. H. Brlce who has iecn in the same business near Selma, Ala,, ,nd Mr. M. B. Grier who has been taking an Cncllsh course in Johns Hopkins University, Jaltlmore, Md? returned lust week. Miss Leila Brice who has been teaching in jnurens returned to this place last Thursday. Due West expects to be well represented at he railroad meeting this week. Four telegrams conveying sad news wore reelved here last week. To Prof. Miller, on Wednesday announcing the death of his notber at Camden, Ala.; to Dr. Lathan, on 'hursday, calling him to Newberry on acouut of the illness of his daughter, Miss Anile; to Mr. Jas. H. Hlmpson, on Friday, tellug him of the death of his aunt, Miss Slmpon, at Belton; to Dr. Boyce, on Haluruay, annnnelnir thn rienl.h of his KlRf/?r. This Is tn eed n very unusual occurrence for our town, 'he like lias never been kDown before. The Columbia Base Ball Club will play the yideman Base Ball Club of Due West, at this lace on Wednesday, June 30th, and Thursay, July 1st, next. An admission fee of 25 ents will be charged. The Wldeman's expect heir friend* all over the up-country to turn ut and lend a helping hand by their presence nd by their quarters. For tickets apply to Ir. A. D. Kennedy. The Due West Auxiliary Bible Society met ist Saturday at 11 o'clock, the Rev. W. L. 'rcssly presiding. Dr. Boyce delivered an adress upon the advantages ol combined trength in all our enterprises and the suiielorlty of the Blbl* over all other books. The reasurer, Mr. R. S. Galloway, submitted his niiuai report jor icoo unu 1000. L/ueii oil nuuu int report 87.50; Membership fees SI9.75; Biles and testaments sold 28; Bibles and tcstalents given away 10; Bibles and testaments n hand 26; value S12. Credits?Paid Mr. J. F. . Du Pre, $26.25; Cash on hand June 11, 1886, {.85; amount of membership lees and eontrlutions June 12, 18H0, S17.70. The following entlemen wero appointed to represent this acieiy at the meeting of the parent society. >r. J. L. Miller, Mr. J. B. Bonner, Dr. J. W. t'ideman, Prof. J. M. Todd, Dr. Boyce, Mr. R. . Galloway and Dr. E. H. Edwards. A vole f thanks was tendered to Dr. Boyco lor his iteresling address. All money in treasury 'as ordered to be turned over to parent socieOn motion, all the officers will serve for nother year with the exception of Prof. W. . Lowry, the secretary. He asked to be reeved and Mr. J. L. Pressly was elected In his lace. Tho thanks of the society were tendertl Mr. Lowry. The society adjourned to meet n the first Saturday of June, 1887. PITTEVILLE SCHOOL. lose of the Session?Exercise* by the Children ? Speeches ? Delivery of Prizes?Good Dinner. The Plnevllle school is taught by Mrs. John , Hawthorn, within a half mile of the old omestead of the late Colonel D. O. Haw- ' torn. Mr*. Hnwthorn Is a daughter of the ite Colonel Drayton II. Nance, and was grad- 1 ated from tho Due West Female College. As teacher she Ik acceptable to pupils and patins. The closing exercises come otr last Friay. Oenernl R. R. Hemphill, School Commls- ! oner Hodges, Ellis O. Graydon, Esq., and oloncl O. T. Calhoun were present from Abevllle village. We are indebted to General Hemphill for \e following copy of the programme of exerIses. The General says the school exhibit ion 'as splendid, and he believes the dinner juld not have been excelled. He is enthuslstlc In Ills praises of the good people of that alghborhood for their generous hospitality . ad public spirit. J Welcome Friends?Chorus?By the School, : Salutatory?Miss Beatrice Agnew, Miss Mate Winn, Miss Lizzie Brownlee, and Miss [Innle Crawford. The Infant Orator?Master Clarcnce Hasan. Writing Papa a Letter?Miss Mattle Winn. Hard to Flense?Master Johnnie Agnew and . [iss Euphle Winn. Put Your Shoulder lo the Wheel?Cborus. Kit-tic in the llarn?Muster Calvin Coleman. Curfew Shall Not Ring To-night ?Miss j nle Hagan. Give the Little Boys a Chance?Masters Millie Agnew, Johnnie Winn, Allan Hagan nd Dannie Jordan. \ Fashion?Dialogue? Miss Mattie Crawford nd Miss Janle Hagan. The Hand that Bocks the World?Miss Min* ie Crawford. Cheerfulness? Composition ? Miss Eaphie .'inn. Good for Something?Master Henry Nick- , 8. Hymn of the Mountaineers?By a member. Little Birdie?Chorus. Little Brown Hands?Miss Alice Crawford. God Bless Our School?MIks Euphie 'Winn. "Wishing to He a Lamb?Dialogue?Miss AN e Crawford. Miss Julia Cowan, Miss Mattie ,'inn, and Master Johnnie Agncw. The River of Life ? Composition ? Miss xnic Hagan. Human Life?Master Olin Brownlcc. Aunty Puzzled? Dialogue ? Miss Mattie j rawford and Miss Mattie Winn. The Captain's Daughter?Miss Lizzie Brown- ( !C. { The Only True Nobility?Master Johnnie gnew. 1 Kindness?Composition?Miss Alice Craw- t rd. Sleighing Son<r?Chorus. i The Kisses-Miss Beatrice Agnew. t Be True to Yourself Young Alan?Master " jlinnie Winn. t The Gossips?Dialogue? Miss Mattie Craw- ( rd, Miss Janie Hagan, Miss Euplile Wilin id M iss A lice Crawford. t Little Hoys Lecture?Master Mellie Agnew. Honesty is the Host Policy?Compositionis* Mat tic Crawford. bringing In the Golden Sheaves?Chorus. Hold Fast What I Give You?Lizzie N'icks, I/Ord tTllins' Daughter?Miss Mattie Crawrrt. The Doctor anrl his Patient?Dialogue?Miss inic Hagan, Miss Alice Crawford, Miss Kuile Winn, and Master Olln Urownlee. Miss Edith Entertains her Sister's Beau? iss Julia Cowan. Army of the Children?Chorus. EVENING. raiisinenies. Valedictory?Miss Julia Cowan. Prizes delivered by Ellis G. Graydon, Esq. 1 Farewell Song?Chorus. IIZ ICS AWAItPED FOU COM MEN DA RLE I'KO GUESS OF PUI'IUS. To Miss .Tanio Hagan?in Dictionary, Gcog- * .uh.v. Algebra and History. a fo MlsK ftlnttio Winn?la Spelling, Geograly, Writing ?nd Arithmetic. To Master Johnnie Agnew ? in Heading, a rithmctlc and Punctuality. l'o Master Willie Agnew?for Punctuality. c To Miss Julia Cowan?for Deportment. j To Miss Lizzie Nicicles? for Good Helmvior. ' Mr. Graydon delivered tlie prizes, and gave ? iprewslon to some well timed thoughts in >nropriate and pleasing language. Professor llood of Ersklne College spoke of a ie value and importance of object lessons, blch was followed by practical suggestions i a speech by School Commissioner George r Hodges. Colonel O.T. Calhoun then followI in some thoughts on the practical work of A aching, and ot the conditions necessary to r iccess. General Hemphill excused hlmselt 5 oin speaking on the ground that the audi- *ice liad been already so well entertained. c e promised, however, to print something of ie occasion,and he has kept ills word so well a lathe will not only print it himself in his f vn paper, the Medium, but he has exteuded ie privilege to the Press and Banner. t Lace flouncing for fronts of dresses in white, ^ cam and tan, with narrow laces to match. c 'm. E. Bell. a Ladles and children's hose in all colors from ^ c. to 50e. per pair. Wm. E. Bell. c "EAST END" ECHOES. ? . SI CHTJRCfl, SCHOOL AND RAILROAD NEWS. ^ # a: An Indian Fipe-Antl-Itailroad Meet- a int;--Death or nn Agcfl Cltlzeii?A Q Generous <?ift-- Candidate*, and C| Other MAtter*. Ci Ninety-Six, June 14,1886. , We would suggest that those of our fellow " citlzeiis wlio want to go to the Legislature, ji tell the "dear people" something about their views on'Prohibition. It Is a very interesting it question, artd we country folus would like to a hear from them. Ko Jnrtiie Cothrfln Is going to rurt for Congress. Well would It not be a nice thing for y the Judge to come down and out of the judicial ermine before he mlaCs with the people w and comes Jn bontact Willi politicians ? Mr. John M. Taylor has ft number one milk ? cow with young calf, for sale. . fi Mr. W. II. Fraelea has shown us oii Ihdlan pipe carved orit of soapstone, weighing near- a ly two pounds, It was found nearly three f( feet under the grouhdt Where perhaps it has lain for ccnturles. It is Quite a curiosity. The*' next greatest curiosity we have eeen Is an ad1 t vert'.seinent In one of the Kdgelield papers, signed by five old war veterans, warning capl- a tallsis not to purchuse the Cooper ToWnshln bonds. Their Judgment as to the validity or value of these bonds will hai-dly be accepted d in flnauclal circles, however. Another meeting of the anti-railroad men a was held at the old Star Forton last Saturday; h A reporter was on hund and says the meeting was not an enthusiastic one, not much busl- 11 ness was transacted. They adjourned) to.meet c again two weelts hence, with a request that everybody bring ten dollars. If they haVe not tl got It in greenbacks Confederate will answer, v as they will comcabout as near accomplishing their purpose with one kind of cuixency as another. , ft Col. Thomas Chatham an old and honorable citizen died at Ills home near Ninety-Six a S few days ago. Col. Chatham lived where ho died many years, rearing upa large family. c No better neighbor or friend could be found, J and It may be truly said "a good man has gone to his reward." , P The reception lobe given by Prof. Lovejoy v and school on Friday evening the 25th lust, will be a nice aflalr. The patrons and friends oi the school are expected to attend. This will close the summer term of Prof. Lovejoy's school. Nlnety-Hlx may be Justly proud of ii her school, and we sincerely hope the Profes- t sor has come among us to stay, and that he will not he tempted by love of office or filthy g lucre to leave us. Mr8. Henry Hayman, of the Cow Grove sec- n muii ujcu un oiuuiuuv arm wasjuurieu uii ouii? r day evening. Her husband and little ones r have the sympathy of our whole community. MaJ. Head says 1t Is a mistake. The bridge c did not wash upon the tree tops but tbe tree tops upon the bridge. That anyhow the wa- v ter was about forty feet higher than it ever f( has been since the flood. Mr. J. C. Bailey, of the Greenville Enterprise c and Mountaineer, with his wife and child have _ been on a visit to Mrs. Bailey's father, Mr. John Gnulden. for several days.' I Mr. E. S. Addison has u good milk cow with f young half Holstein calf for sale. L Capt. James N. King would ranke a pood s County Commissioner. If he will consent to run we believe he can be elected. P We welcome "One of the boys," thank him 0 for his compliments and hppe he will be a reg- _ ular contributor. n Col. Alex. Stuart. of Greenville, was in town g( last week. Ho has more energy and push about him than any man of his age in tbe T State. He is the senior member of the Arm a of A. Stuart & Co. contractors on the Narrow Gauge Railroad. y Mr. John C. Swearlngen, of Edgefield coun- t. ty, has donated to the Atlantic, Greenville 1 and Western Railway Company, the timber f< on six hundred and fifty acres ot land. It ? lies on the Plunk rond between Trenton and * Hamburg, and good Judges say ItTvlU furnish p cross-ties and lumber sufficient for the track and building of all trcstles( platforms, depots, ? <So. for the entire line from Hamburg toGreen- t, ville. This Is a munificent gift, and shows Mr. Swearlncen In beautiful contrast with t< some of our other Edgefield friends. n in speaking of "S. P. B's." canal the other ^ day, some oue Inquired bow he was going to o; cross the Saluda and Savannah Rivers, and a Solomon sitting by said, "Tunnel them of u eourse." Another one suggested, "Well, can't y he build an aqueduct?" The first victory over General Gteen has 11 been scored by farmer Shumate. It Is said he has the cleanestcrop in the country^ Farmer John A. Moore is second best. o The exercises of Prof. Johnson's school at jj the colored Baptist church on last Friday evening were very credltahle Indeed. Prof, o Johnson is a graduate of a College aud a fine ia teacher and has conducted himself since he came to our town in such a manner as to gain S( the respect and good will of the cltltens, Irrespective of color. " Cupt. James N. King, one of the most sno- tl cessful farmers on the Saluda side, exhibited on last Saturday two bundles of Spriflgsown P oats, one of the red rust proof and one of the b white Sprlngonts. The white oats were fully 4]4 feet high, and the red oats only about 2% feet, grown on the same kind of land. This shows that the white oat Is the one for Spring sowing. p The many friends of Mr. M. H. Coleman re- ?i. prret that he came so near them on last Saturday and passed them by. Air. Coleman Is an it especial favorlto at Ninety-Six, and such slights are very noticeable. Do not pass us any more friend Martin. ir Mr. and Mrs. W. 13. Anderson lost their little son Hayne on last Friday morning from 81 measles. He was one of the brightest children we ever knew, and his death Is lamented by all. His pareuis have the sympathy of a c< large circle of friends. , The Rev. Mr. Meadors filled his pulpit as 81 iictitil An loci VSnn/lntr n nH ni*an<iYia/l o flna onr. A._ viouiii uu i?av tjuuuoj nuu i u uiiu oi/i- ^ mon. We nre Informed that tjle passenjrer and a1 freight trains will run through on wednes- ?y jay. This is to be hoped. The break In the road has caused a ereat deal of Inconvenience, pi The address of Mr. Lovejoy which Twas to have been delivered at Oakland Academy on P last Sunday was was postponed on accouut of li the funeral of Mrs. Hayman. Mr. Probst, our railroad agent, has measles, ? We hope lie will be out soon. to Mr. J. D. Watson is in Abbeville this week on the grand Jury. w Mr. Duncan Phillips, who has been absent aj for some time, has roturned to his post of duly with his brother, Col. J. P. Phillips. dq The Rev. Dr. Lander will preach at the r? Methodist church on next Sunday and Sunlay night, and if the weather permits the sc meeting will continue several dayd. Dr. Lan- fll Jer is h finefreacher and the people may expect some cood sermons. Prayer meetings pi will be held In the three churches as follows : Methodist church, Tuesday evening at six 111 o'clock; Haptlst church, Wednesday even- cc Ing at half past eight o'clock; Presbyterian . church, Thursday evening at six o'clock. Un- le Ion prayer meeting at the Methodist and gt Presbyterian churches, alternately, each I'hursday evening at half past eight o'clock, 'r Mr. N. M. Johnson is employed at the depot n, is telegraph operator for the present. EAST END. Di - _ Grand Jury Presentment. GC To the Honorable J. D. Kershaw, Preec siding Judge: ^ Being required by law to make a careful examination of the several County . >fficcs, at least onco during our term of ^ service, the Grand Jury, in its Present- ^ nent at the February term of Court, suggested that tills be done, during the j nterral between that and the next sesiion of the Court, by a Committee of ;heir body, and it was so ordered. This Committee, composed of the Foreman, roel S. Bailey and 1\ B. Speed met for his purpose on the 10th April and gave hree days of closo attention to this work, hn Tho books in the Clerk's office were in ^ ;ood order, and all papers, up to the 513 late of our visit, had been either filed or to ocorded. under tho admirable svstem 11,1 herefor already noticed by us. Tho ' notiey, in any way, coining into the lei lands of the Clerk, was satisfactorily ac- co sounted for by vouchors or by its actual >rod action. Tho bond of this officer has Tr >een duly strengthened as previously re- he ommended. AVe find a fire-proof sale , n tho Clerk's office which we would ad ise that the County Commissioners bo Bc iUthorijed to sell, as not needed. Tho Sheriff, as did all tho other public ag officers, afforded us every facility for our fln xamination. His books aro well kept, an lis papers in good order, and wo found u nelson hand to correspond with his acounts as looked into by us. ]Io needs , good desk, in which can bo locked ip important papers, and we would ecommcnd that such be furnished. or iluch having been said in the news- en tapers from other sections of the ^ jtato as to the cost of transportation if prisoners to the Penitentiary we, as to -1 l matter of public interest, looked careally into tho charges on this account for Se he past four years. "We find that the av- mi irage cost, including expenses of every ^ lescription, has been ?11.40 per capita, ,ud of this amount tho fees of tho Sheriff lo not exceed ten per cent. In the Probate Judge's office we found lie books and papers in good order, and d arranged as to be oi easy referenco. ye looked closely into all fands passing trough his hands?those coming to him 9 public guardian seem to have beetl irefully and safely invested?as to alL tlier moneys he produced his Bank ac-1' Duut; and both investments and casfy arrespoud with the amounts called for ' v y his books. The Index to Will Book,. lo. 2 is so much worn that we consider ; important that a new book be supplied nd a new Index made. The circumstance that the annual, set-' lement of the Auditor and Treasurer; ras made on the day of our inspection reatly facilitated our labors. These <ffr' ces, which are checks on each other and rfl nwinfirlv Annat/tam/1 tMMlkA. nrA.A ? v/ j/* v^vnj VVIIOIUOIOU VU^OkUCl} YT CIO ' >und to be in a very satisfactory condl on as to books, papers and accounts: 'he Treasurer bad funds on hand to meet 11 balances: ^ As large amounts of money are ban- ' led by the Master we deemed it due, like to him and to the public, to give is accounts a thorough examination? ' tie maby balances called for,by our cal-.' :: illation^ Avere found to correspond with liose) of his books, and jthein. sum 'total* rith'his Bank account. .. . >;A'$ We were gratified to observe the heat hd business like appearance of the rihool Commissioner's office, and the afe and system trith tfhicli ""t was eonucted. We exatnined his books and paers, and our report ori them must be fa-' orable) as We anticipated it would be. As we had giyeh the office of the Co\in-' y Commissioners a careful examinationn February, and no member of theJoard being pfesent while we were 6n-' aged in'this work, We did not go mi- - lutely into the management, of its im-^ ortant affairsi The Board, throngh its; , , lerk, has prepared and-had published a' - . i ompend of the road law, which w'e think * trill prove of material advantage to those ar whom it was intended. We woold all attention to the large amount of y expended in the publication of the' teports of the Treasurer, the School !ommissioner and the County Com mis- < ionors aggregating about ?720.00 for the ast year, and this doss not include the onsiderable sums paid out by these of-. icers for general advertising. We can ee noadequategood resulting therefrom, 'or example, the cost of publishing the ? -''i chool Commissioner's Report of last* j ear amounted to nearly $280.00; now . lis sum would be sufficient to run xirteen public schools for one months yhicli would bo of greater benefit to thel ublic? We would respectfully recom iend that our members of the Legisla- > ire take steps to have the law altered as ) do away with the necessity for such ublicatlon. The thorough examination i f these offices required by law to-beit lade by the Grand Jury, at least once a> ear, is amply sufficient as a check cn j leir incumbents. In examining the accounts filed iu the' (Bee of the County Commissioners, we'- '',1&l nd an item charged for the publication f thePresentmentoC^he Grand Jusy <br ist February tern). Whilst'this, in:Jt- ? >lf, is a small matter,.yet regarding it as.; bad precedent, we Would recommend j iat hereafter no such claims be aproved, unless the publication be madef' y the order of Court.i. ; : . \ We And that there in no insurance Crfr- < ed on either Court House or Jail.. Asrf> "* urely business transaction, and because le County has suffered greatly from fire . '; ; i times past, wo would urgently recoin tend that the County .Commissioners bd istrncted to take out policies, of insurj . nee on both these buildings. We would further recommend to the msideration of the County Commix-, oners, in view of the great damage done : ?the bridges of the County by freshets uring past few yeprs, and especially by leoneof recent date, a change in the ' lan which seetns to have been heretofore . ...$| ursued. Instead of replacing bridges of ke kind,, which will probably ..be, soon . jain, swept away, would it not be better-. > discontinue the less important bridges, ?establish, wherever practicable, lords, id to build short bridges, extending . lerely from bank to bank and securely stened down. Avoiding, thus, this .. mrce.of great expense, the Commission- . s would be. able from year to yean; to i at up bridges, of a superior kind, on. the lore important highways, which when instructed would survive the high, wa ire which ha?e, of late, proved so d<?ructlve. A great evil \thich results oin the inferior character of bridges rv?. knSU in U 4Kn tl JW uuiii 10 buc uu.uv;i< uu (uo n- - , inces. The fact that tbey may be wash 1 off so easily, and thereby tho indebt luess of the County suddenly increas- 1 1, largely beyond the levy made for io year, tends greatly to depreciate the due of County paper, and consequent-t tho cost of .-work contracted for. .It* lis connection we would call general ?t-' ' ntion to the fact that all the timbers of bridee washed away are the property of e County, wherever found, and that tha jmmissioners have full right to carry . ick pnd use these timbers again. , , This being the day on which Trial Jus-. :cs were required to present their books >fore the Grand Jury much of our timo is been given to an inspection of same.. e are pleased to state that these books, a whole, were in much more satisfacrv condition than when wo last esanir. , edthem. mal Justice <i. Lu itooinson nas nogcted to pay to Treasurer certain fines . llected by him. Neither Trial Justice C. V. Martin nor ial Justice J. Y. Sittou has appeared fore us or sent his book. SVe find one claim against the County* ). 174 for 838.30, being a bill of G. W. ill as constable, which we think relres tho attention of the Solicitor, both to the Trial Justice certifying to same d tho County Commissioner approving d paying it, B. F. McKellar, acting as constable for ial Justice E. S. F. Giles, has been rerted to us as being under the influence whiskey while on duty aud has, at two more different times, allowed prisoni to escape, whilst in this condition, e are informed that witnesses can bo d to prove the above. committee from our body visited the tor House and were pleased with tho neral appearance of things. The inites seem contented, and report that ey are comfortably fed and clad. Respectfully submitted, A. B. WARDLAW, Foreman*