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The Press and Banner, jf Wednesday, June 23,1886. ! 1 The "Bfifistcr" mid its Bad Brethren." We are but human, brother, and when w find tliat we Can't bring the had brethren to a HPiiseof becoming decency hy sober reason* qi inir, persuasive Words and timely caution, 1 then, like the farmer with the boy intheap yjie tree, X\*c try the cllcct of stones on the in* corri gables. And we have observed that wbe'h we comer ttreso offenders their either *hnt up or resort to a subterfuge to case their xl I kco i n fl t n re.?Co w 6i'< ltegister. \Ve do not know to whom tlie Jfccjistcr re* fets as being "the bad brethren," and we are inclined to the opinion that the Register errs in assuming that "decency by sober reason, ing, persuasive words," or "timely caution" ^ is clothed in abusive terms, and Irrelevant 1 epithets. If the Register ever treated the Press and BaixM? with any degree of respect, the fact has "been completely bi.* lied in the vast<amount ofHl mannered and unbecoming personalities which that paper Vias thrown a* us. When did the Regitr1cr$\'(r iVeat the Press and Manner with "de' eeircy" W'sobor reasoning," or "persuasive vWOrds*" It is?an error to say the Press and G JZanner ever '"shuts up," except in cases . Where person*? attacks are made upon us. ^Vlrcn an cditor lacks the ability to discuss ' a subject without substituting personalities 'f<?r argument tho field is his own so itfrtT fls the Press and Banner is concerned. y<c will not bandy words with a man j who forgets to observe the common 'courtesies which govern gentlemen, and If the Register has gained a victory over us and caused us to "shut up," it lias been because of it* lack of civility, and not because of its arguments. It is a mistake to say that we "resort to a subterfuge" under any cir- C cumstances. The Register, we hope; did not Intend to do us an injustice In uttering that sentence, and we also hope that the Register will not forget that the exhibition of temper ^ nnmooini pviiifnpft of suaerlor ability. Itl Is, us a jule, the losing brother that gets vexed. The Register made a "personal attack upon the Press and Banner because we wre opposed to the Columbia ditch, which is *>y "courtesy called a canal. Thrct paper seems to take any remarks 0i ^\fhich arc unfavorable to the further jv iwastingof the people's money In that enter- c< prise as a personal insult. In one breath it jg denies that it is a Columbia enterprise aud la p, Ihe next construes any opposition to the ca- w nal as untriendliness to the city of Columbia. t( If the Big Ditch is a Slate enterprise every ^ paper in South Carolina has an equal right to ,r spenk to the subjcct. If it is a Columbia en- j, terprise, then every paper in the State has ^ ? right to protest against taking of our nion- j,i >ey to build it. IfitisaStatcenterpri.se why -do 5io* Other corporations than Columbia ol -advance money to it? Even the Register it- g( ;self has never aslced any other town council ^ than that of Columbia to contribute a cent to w thecana?. Ir Another matter which we hope the Register "will not further argue Is that the canal will rj be of profit to the State. Such an idea is pre- n posterous. Suppose the State had been under l( bond to furnish water power at present. j? Would we not have suffered? 11, And still there Ss another delusive argument which should be abandoned: that the convicts employed 011 the canal are not Just so much loss to the State. Instead of bringing in a handsome revenue, as before the commencement of work 011 the canal, the l>enitcntiary Is now a draft on the State treasury. Every day's work on the canal is forty or fifty cents cost to the taxpayers of the State. The Acquittal of Ferguson. j, John C. Furguson, on his fourth trial, was In acquitted of all legal blame for the killing of h Arthur M. Benedict. The readers of the Press cl and Banner are familiar with all the facts of w the homicide, and any rehearsal of them here tc would be superfluous. Every man in At be- pi vilieCounty who has intelligence enough to w rread a newspaper, has, It is presumed, made tl tip his mind as to whether it was a crime to go to the store on December 24.18S4, and shoot the Jew while he was quietly pursuing his ol daily work. But whatever opinions Individ- sc uels may hold as to the Justiflableness orun- H Justlflablencss of the act, and whatever the w public may think of the Jury for the verdict, ic Ferguson has been legally vindicated, bl Through the solemn forms of law, lie has ft been declared Innocent of any offence whatever. The Jury have declared that it was no ^ harm at al 1 to "kill the damned Jew." jj The theory of our system of government is, ai that juries not only reflect the sentiment of ^ ihe country .but that they also, "without fear, favor or affection," award exact Justice in accordance with the law and the evidence, but ? we think that verdict did not reflect the sen- x timeut of the Intelligent and respectable pub- (I 11c of Abbeville county, and we believe the v verdict was not in accordance with the law jand the evidence. N It seems to us that there Is something wrong In our Jury system. While it Is no trouble to punish, even to a cruel extent, for offlences ugalust property, yet the law Is seldom enlbroed for the protection of the life and limb! of the citizcn. The Court at every sitting, proves that property Is jealously guarded, but n the records of the Court prove that juries are drawn which refuse to convict for offences against the person?no matter how aggrava- *c ted. Is a peek of corn Jn a neglected field of 8l more consideration than the life of a human being ? Is the price of pig more sacred in the ?ycs of the law than the life of a citizen? With this State oJ affairs how long will it be 1>cfore we will be compelled to resort to lynch Jaw ? If the present Jury system, by which all gl offenders against the person escape punish- ^ ment is continued, we must organize for tliat girotection which the law refuses to give (I and the excited and incensed mob must * finally be called upon to administer certain and speedy justice. The Christian Xelghbor seems to object to jc <he young men of the State using the State Capitol for atftnclng-hall and dining room. w AN ABBEVILLE LAWYER WINS. f(: Lewiit Tl'nnlliin Slinpltins Ntrni;ht> t'BN <hit Some 4'rookeil Law in I,aureus. I) Several months ago the town council of I-auTens arrcstcU, trtc<l und convlcteil si m-mtir- 1,1 man ?>f the county, as he thought, in u harsh, ei arbitrary and unjust manner, and he promptly announced his intention to appeal to the circuit court. Judge Hudson sustained him, and ordered a new trial 011 the following; If grounds: ill 1st. That before any man can be- tried be-! K fore the council lie must be nerved with ajO summons setting forth the time, the place, ;ol and tlie nature of the otlcnsc, at least live f w days before trial. 111 2d. That the defendant was entitled to a st trial hv lurv. i w The council was represented by Solicitor! ei J>uncan. assisted by Williamson Mlirtin. Col. i ti Jrby, the defendaut, was represented by LewIs SUnklns. >ot Alluring for Agricultural Purpose*. null too Riidly Scatter. e(l to be Jlortsa^ed. A Greenville Xexvx. There was a lively meeting of Carolina, CHimberland Gap and Chicago stockholders at Abbeville on Tuesday. Another break down ' in Mr. Schofleld's negotiations was reported, .iilong with the announcement that the Louis- ? vllle and Nashville has withdrawn its sui>- C( port from the scheme and is tryins to kill it. j Nevertheless, resolutions of confidence in i tfSchoflald were adopted after hot debate, and : a :1 he meeting seemed to be about as hopeful as! h .ever. r The people Interested in tills scheme are phenomltially plucky and sanguine. They have been building: a ten million dollar road .on a capital.?/ -nothing in hand and $135,000 in perspective five years. And Schofleld must C nave powerful magnetism concealed somewhere about his person to retain the confl- J <ienc?of hard-headed and practical business j men notwithstanding; his failure to do ans'-IJ thins but promise. Dealing with him is safe, j ? however, ns the road has nothing it can lose except some disjointed gradinif, which Is not alluring for agricultural purposes and too bad- ( ly scattered to be covered by any mortgage. 1 K rBEENWOOD'S PROUDEST BAY 'HE FIRST COMMENCEMENT IN HER FEMALE COLLEGE. 'he Wonderful Success Which Has Crowned the Efforts of Four Noble Sisters in Behalf of Female Education. 'HE ESTABLISHMENT OF A SPLENDID INSTITUTION WHICH PROMISES TO BE A BLESSING AND AN ORNAMENT TO ABBEVILLE COUNTY. REENWOOD ASPIRES TO BX HOT ONLY THE ATLANTA OF ABBEVILLE. BUT SHE STRIVES TO BE ALSO THE ATHENS OF ABBEVILLE. taslness is Suspended in the Town, and All Contribute the Pleasure or their Presence to the Occasion. ? tovernor Thompson Delivers n Most Charming* Anniversary Oration. V&rled and Interesting Programme of Exercises, Which Delighted the Specta- 1 tors and Reflected Credit on Teachers and Pupils?A Most Excellent Report of the Same by our Wide-Awake Correspondent. Last week was a notable one In the history f Greenwood. The people of this town are , jstly proud of the establishment in their , immunity of so fine a College as that which ( t presided over by the Misses Giles. The ( eople of Abbeville county have reason to , >ngratuiute themselves on the acquisition , >our community of such fine teachers as ( impose the Faculty of the Greenwood Fe- , iale College. Their public spirit in lnvestig their money with us, utid their labor of uildingup so fltiea school, makes all of Ab- , eville county their debtor, and it is to be oped that their work for the education of ur daughters will bo remunerative to them- 1 ;lves and profitable to all mankind. The ] [isses Giles have undertaken a most noble i ork, and we hope their success will bo com- ( lensurate with their merit. The exercises were so extended and so vaed that our report of the first Commencement must necessarily be brief, but we hope >Klve the reader some idea of their exeelince. and the interest which our people feci i tills splendid institution. TUESDAY EVENING. he Opening Sconcs In (he Closing ] Kxcrclnwi ?Miiftlc? CallxthenicH" i Compositions?Songs and Sweet tilrlK. Tuesday Evening Junk 15, 1886. On the 15th Inst., as twilight was shedding er smile upon our peaceful village, a very -in> AimiTil nocnmhlurt In th? nommndlouK all of the College to wltnesR the closing exer sen of this Institution. While the exercises j ere somewhat protracted they were listened ' attentively throughout, and every thing [vssed off pleasantly. Across the stage which as handsomely furnished, was suspended , le appropriate motto, in beautiful letters, Vestigia Nulla Retrorsum." At half-past eight o'clock the young ladies r the college were marched iDto the hall and 1 ated in reserved seats in frontof the stage 1 alf of the young ladies were arrayed In pure hlte, while the balance wore their callsthen. i uniform which consisted of very dark navy luc dresses trimmed handsomely and with ne effect in white. The following was the order of exercises: r'EIXOM E?CH0KU8. Welcome to Summer?Misses Annie Major, , .'aggie Finlay, Annie Williams, Llla Wells i nd Ttosa Lee. Old Block Joe, Instrumenlal Solo (Glmbel) 1 [Iks Corrle Graydon. , The New Bonnet?Miss Ella Sheppard. Calisthenics?Dumb Bells. Comfort Even on a Mixed Train?Miss Ida oiler. Whisperings of Love, Instrumental Duet, tinkle) Mioses 8a!lie Whitlock and Iola ] liepnard. If I Should Die To-night?Miss Annie Mc- , eller. Son? of the Mystic (Father Ryan) ( liss Annie Coleman. Come. Birdie Come?Semi Chorus (White) [isses Jessie Aiken, Anua Hill, Isabel Smart i nd Mamie Williams. Borrowing Trouble?Miss Gussie Crews. ; Pretty as a Pink, Instrumental Trio (Dress- ( r> Misses Lula Young, Allie Watson and Wiana Durst Pruyer of Mary Queen of Scots?Miss Nan- ! le Major. , Tarantella, Instrumental Solo (Carl Volti) , [Iss Ida Keller. HowSamanthaSmith Becomes Josaih Al- , Wlft.?Mian li'annfp MeKeller. Courtinjr in Connecticut, Vocal Solo (Mark- 1 ;r>ln) Miss Sallle Whitlock. Our Own?Miss Iola Sheppard. The Famine (Lougt'ellow)?Miss Lou Thomp- ' >n. Calisthenics?Rings. The Angels of Buena Vista?Miss Katie Bulw?k. Wedding March, Quartette, (Mendelssohe) [isses Isabel Smart, Fannie MeKeller, Magle Kin lay, Ida Keller. . Mr. Candle I<ends Five Pounds to a Friend? 1 llss Marion Major. Fairy Fingers Waltz?Instrumental Duet. , 5ressler) Misses Daisy Waller and Lula oting. 1 The Old Garret?Miss CalHe Simmons. Reverie in Church?Miss Ella MeKeller. I May Long?Vocal Trio(Glel) Misses Hattle ! ?'ynolds, Matilda Greene. Bessie Hill. 1 Kxnerlencc* with a Refractory Cow?Miss El- < in Whitlock. 1 Calisthenics?Wands. I Wlienallaequittcdthemselvcssowell it- is i :ml to select but we were especially struck i Itli the manuer in which "Come, Hlrdie I nine" was rendered, and the amusing solo? I loslnh Allen's Wife." The caltsthcnlc per- I rmancc was remarkably good. The pupils i ent through the varied and intricate ev.olu- i ons almost with the precision of machinery, < liis part of the evening's exercise was great- i r enjoyed by the spectators, as it is a new attire among us. The good effects of it in : L-velopitig the muscles utul adding grace and 1 *se to the movements are beyond Question. < POLITE USHERS. The faculty was quite fortunate in the section of their ushers of whom Mr. A. J. ! ell was chief, with Messrs. Robt. M. Lee, ugenc Bailey, E. A. Reynolds and Frank Idhain as assistants. They vied with each [ ther in paying attention to all alike, and here it was posiblc to find seats, not even a ttle boy was allowed to tire himself out by andlng against the wall or in some one's ay. All are to be congratulated on the ise, and promptness with which these genemcu acted their parts. WEDNESDAY EVENING. tnolhrr Interesting rroRrninnn! , nlilrh warn Beautifully Carried Out. Jr.NR 1C, 1886. The hall of the Greenwood Female College as again filled with spectators to witness a nutinuation of the exercises of the previous voning. Every available seat was occupied nd the crowd was estimated to be over five | undred. At 8:30 the exercises began, and the )llowing Is the programme. .loy of spring?Chorus. Sly Lambs?Miss Mnmie Bland. ! llipples of the Alabama?Miss Matilda Irecne. i How a married man Sews on a Button? lisp Hat tie Reynolds. i Honeysuckle Murch, Inst. Trio (Dressier) lisses Maggie Flnlay, Ida Keller and Fannie IcKeller. < Jane Conquest?Miss Matilda Greene. Woodland Echoes, Instrumental Solo kVyman) Miss Isabel Smart. The Shining Web?Misses Annie liurtzog, AIllc Watson, Magglo Anderson, Ilnttlc | tlo Ducket, Lizzie Keller, Kin ma Sheppard. Etta itlsi Reynolds.Tudie Hill. jstu Pearl Galop?Instrumental Trio (Dressier)' ad< Misses Mamie Bland, Sallie Whitlock, LI la I ?'li Calhoun. tlo Old Letters?Miss Bessie JII11. ! he (Jurfevv Bells, Vocal Duet (Glover) Misses > tor Tudie and Corrle Graydon. In' Songs in the Nicht?Miss Nellie Oldham. By Fairy Wedding Waltz, Instrumental Duet, dr< (Russel) Misses Jessie Aikeu and Mamie mt Williams. i fin Absalom (N. P. Willis)?Miss Isabel Smart, ho Grand Valse De Concert, Instrumental ag< Solo (Mattle)Mlss Corrie Gradon. |,n The I.egend of the Organ Builder?Miss, mi Annie Greene. "P Carnival of Venice, Instrumental Duet, wit <Ilall) Misses Bessie and Anna Hill. oM A Lecture to young men and young women j hl.< ?Miss Tudie Graydon. j re< Walt till the Clouds Roll by. Instrumental! I Solo (Astln)Miss Kate Bullock. | Where's Annetty? Miss Anna Hill. v>' Moonlisht on the Hudson. Irstrumental no Solo (Wilson) Miss Hnttie Rey'nelds. | ?" Parody on the Burial of Sir John Mooro? wi Miss Moselle Taggart. crf Silver Trumpets. Instrumental Quartette ye (Dressier) Misses Mnmie Bland, Bessie Hill, <i\v Corrie Graydoii, Anna Hill. W'c Kllleen Allnnna, Chorus (Thomas). The exercises were very interesting, and all er the participants acquitted themselves hand- un somely. Among the pieces deserving special 1 Dotice we would mention "TheShining Web" eel which was a recitation by little girls?the kci "Songs In the Night" which we had heard on chi a former occasion by a professional elocution- tlx 1st, who did not imitate the music ns well as tin this little songstress; also the pathetic piece, cln ' Where is Annette," which held the audience Mi' In breathless silence during its recitation. of After an evening of enjoyment the audi- ha enceagain dispersed to reassemble the next j day which was Commencement day proper. ^ - grr THURSDAY MORNING. SU( of in Coinmencomcnt Day Great Con- by conr.se of People?Fine Music? Distinguished Guests?Impressive Prayer ? Happy Introduction ? Chaste Speech of Gov. Thompson. Tf June l", 1886. The Important feature ol Thursday's exercises was the address of Gov. Hugh S. Thompson who had arrived the evening previous. ^ The day dawned beautiful, and everything of conspired to make the occasion one of special interest. At an early hour the business ^ houses were closed, anu the streets presented j a live appearance, as villagers and country- es men, "horse, foot and dragoon," all wended their way to tho College. Long before ten \y< o'clock, the hour for the exercises to begin, BIj the spacious chapel was crowded, while many *1' could only witness the exercises from the bul- <g0] cony and adjoining rooms. Youth and old C age, lovely matrons and maidens fair, all vied r ? [a crowning with success this, the first annual ioc Commencement of the Greenwood Female <College. Distinguished Guests Co Upon the large rostrum sat Governor Tu Thompson, and the excellent orchestra of c Due West, while occupying conspicuous seats fCc upon ttie same were many distinguished Hn spectators, among whom were Col. J. N. Lips- i jomb, Secretary of State, Gen. H. R. Hemp- do hill, Mr. Hugh Wilson, Hon. Ellis G. Gray- I tlon, Rev. R. D. Smart, Rev. W. T. Matthews, till Rev. W. A. Rodgers, Col. 0. T. Calhoun, Mr. j A. C. Waller. Dr. Swygert, Capt. E. M. an Lipscomb and others. I At ten o'clock the bnnd played, during no irhioh the Vimiilfv niirl students marched in. } md occupied seals immediately iu front of 'I the rostrum. Mi Prayer toy Rev. R. D. Nnmrt. After the excellent music, had censed, | J-'o Rev. It. D. Smart Invoked the Divine blessing j in the following supplication: i pr< Almighty God our heavenly Father, It is In l,h< Thee that we live, und move, und have our j Pe' beins. We would undertake nothing with-1 J>hJ out asking Thy divine approval, and we be- '*? seech Thee that Thou wonlds't smile upon us i vis us we are now assembled. Wc thank Thee I that Thou hast not only created us physical i110 beings, but that Thou liast also endowed us w'a with minds capable of intellectual attainments and enjoyments. We thank Thee I "el for the ail vantages enjoyed by onr commiuii- m! tyin having this institution in our town. jT?. May we appreciate more fully, una support ~~~ It more generously. We thank Thee for the good health of its pupils and teachers the past session. Grant that as the youth who gather here shall have their minds trained, / und disciplined, and stored with information of that shall be serviceable to them in alter days die they may at the same time learn those noble W< lessons of virtue and truth that shall make the I hem wise nn to salvation; and may this In- Fe xtitution, begun undor auspices so favorable, kn prove to be a fountain, the stream of which Fa shall flow broad and deep and pure down be through many generations. Bless, we be- 'J seech Thee, Thy servant who comes to-day to ize cncourage us in the great work of educating me and developing the better qualities of our No nature. We thank Thee lor the valuable ser- ed vicfe he has so long rendered the cause of ed- of u nation throughout our land. We thank red Thi?i? for his enn tin lied health urnid the ardu- Vn ous and responsible duties which pertain to tli( his office as the Chief Excutor of our Com- Gr< monwealth. Grant him in health and pros- the perity long to live. Hear us, our Father, in coi these our supplications and thanksgivings tin which we offer in the name of Hiin who died the and rose again, und to whom, together with A. Thee and the Holy Ghost be all honor und nu: glory world without end. Amen. lat: General Hemphill'*! Introduction of ^y( Governor Thompson. j In^ After prayer Gen. It. R. Hemphill arose and j COi Introduced the speaker in the following ap tui proprlate remarks : "Thedtstlnguishedsuccesswhichhasattend- ab< ud the first annual commencement ot the ers Greenwood Female Collego must be a great 500 gratification to the worthy founders of the pai Institution and its friends. Beginning with 0ni such flattering prospects we may confidently i predict that it will be a blessing and ornament bo! to this place and to the whole State of South 1 Carolina. The faculty has been peculiarly nic fortunate in the selection or Gov. Thompson ses us the tn-st anniversary orator. Ho has de- pii voted years of a useful and honorable life to uc: the profession of teaching and is fully in sym- j (|0i pathy with the cause of "femiUe education" Soi which (is now commanding the earnest Rtu thought and attention of the most distill- thl mulshed educators of the land. It is my pleas- pie [ngduty to Introduce Hon. Hugh S. Thorup- in son, the anniversary orator." of The Anniversary Oration?Chaste In cm inongiu--iticii in wcni?t 01 i.iiern- uu: turc--A(lorne?l with the Choicest jj? Flowers of Ilhetorie. i After General Hemphill's graceful words of g'v Introduction, Governor Thompson came for* jam ward on the platform, amid great applause f and apparent delight on the part of the au- his [llence. au< It Is needless to say that Gov. Thompson ?1 rully sustained his reputation as a polished speaker, and accomplished scholar. To attempt to give a synopsis of his address would only be to fail, and we regret our inability to reproduce the speech In full, as contrary to most public speakers, though to his credit, lie tliscarded manuscript, and only used occasionally a few notes. For an hour he held his audience spell-bound by his masterly ef- ? fort In behalf of a moro liberal female education, and as he eloquently presented rich ;ems of thought from the fields of both ancient, and modern literature, the raptattcution of his audience was often broken by rounds of applause. Ic< He said If there ever was a demand for a more liberal female education, this was tlie Lime, By an enactment of legislation, born of hatred nutl" fanaticism, tuc Mouth had thrust upon her, a problem, the right and hopctut solution of which depended upon the women of the land. Being the coadjutors of nil that was good and great, upon them devolved the task of keeping inviolate the noble heritage of the Anglo-Saxon race, and of elevating arid preserving the civilization of C the Southland, lie rejoiced ill the tact that agt the South, and especially South Carolina, was \va rising to the realization ot the necessity of a (J more thorough and perfect system of eduea- ter lion of her women, and so long as the train- wo ing of the youths of the land was confided to T the care of pious, refined and educated wo- Ba: men, there was hope that the bow of promise Th so long obscured by rnlsfortuno. and engulfed ice in gloom, would again spun our Southern sky S and we would attain to that degree of eivili- ten station which was New Kneland's boast, and lilr old England's greatness. Woman was man's hel true ideal, and the more perfect and lofty thejtur ideal, the higher would man be raised In the am scale of social being. j sta The speaker successfully refuted the soine-iCoi what popular impression of the inequality of | I. the mental capacities of the sexes, and like the Lord liaeon and Tennyson, contended that kuj there was not so much an inequality as a dif- fro ference of mental capacities of the sexes, lie eee conclusively proved from the history of the ate past, as well as observations of the present, I kn that woman had, and does no less adorn the | am learned professions than man. Wherever the 11 hi higher avocations of life hnve been open toicil. her she has proven herself the peer of man. ed Ho would not, however, be, understood as en-1 gui rtorsing the strong minded women of New I } England, as the term is used in Its restricted rnis sense. Ha would not. roi> tlie Southern wo- art man of her own peculiar glory and attraction tin and drag her from her lolly throne, only to in < incur man's contempt and heavens rebuke, bill but he would have her drink from the deep- soo est founts of science and literature, that her we mind might be strengthend, her influence cy i more extended, her life more exalted and her H mission more glorious. The speaker also prii manifested his deep interest in female cduca- yes ii In tlie fact that since assuming the du3 as chief executive of the State, he hud dionsly declined all Mnvltutions to make Iressea before literary Institutions, many of ich he had received, and hstd made excepns In only two instances?one was, when was Invited to make an address at the Clln1 Orphanage, which lie accepted, hoping he giit do some good for this noble char: the other was the invitation to nd;ss the young ladies of the Green wood Folic Colic*,'p. and he did this from the fact of j interest he felt in female education arid ped lie might offer some words of encour;mctititi behalf of the institution so young age, yet so full of promise. Under the inagement of its able faculty, and reared 011 the soil of a county, that had given 't.h to a McDufllc, Calhoun, and a host of ler lights whose names ndorn the pages ot 'tory, he predicted for It a prosperous ca;r. n concluding, the speaker alluded to Green>od as being termed the Atlanta of Abbele, and hoped she would achieve the still bier reputation of being the Athens of Carmi, for said he, "though your village teem th life and activity, and rnslilng trains >ss and recross your busy the rough fares, t the hcE;dllehts of t he enginett soon facie ay in the darkness, but the light of thiR irthy institution will never fade, but will mi? on uii vryou uru ui-iiu, auu ^i u>y iuhI brlgher to enlighten generations yet born." 'lie address thoughoufc was one of mre exlenre, chaste in thought, rich with the ms of literature, nnd adorned with the oieest flowers of rhetoric. At Its conclusion 3 audience were again entertained with e music, after which the extrclses were ised with the benediction by Rev. W. T. ithews, and thus was concluded the "feast reason and How of soul' :a which many il looked forward with such pleasure. lany persons pressod to the rostrum to ike the hand of the Governor and to conitulatc him upon tl.e excellence and the :cess of his superb speech. The members the Senior class filed on thestaije and each succession was Introduced to the Governor Prof. S. P. Booze r. THURSDAY EVENING. te Ii?Nt nnd Sweetest?The ConcIailing IGxerclses. J CUB 17, 1880. 'hursday evening terminated t ie exercises the Greenwood Female College. The folding was the order 01* the programme: lummer Fancies?Chorus. jitln Salutatory?Miss Tudle Grnydon. )ee Frelscliutz?Overture?(C. Czerny) MlfsCorrio Graydon, Matilda Greene, Hattic yuolds. l Legend of the Northland?Misses Julia alien, Bessie Oldhntn, Mamie Hill, Etta ike, Daisy Wuller, Winona Durst and Lulu ting. n Answer to thy Prayer I'll Come Vocal lo Miss Hattle Reynolds. Jolng West to die?Miss Mnmie Williams; locking Bird, Quartette, (Woffinan) Misses rrle Grnydon, Slatilda Greene, Kutle Bul:k and Haitie Reynolds. )ur Minister's Sermon?Miss Bessie Oldm. formn, Instrumental Solo, (Smith) Miss rric Grnydon. SDtertnining Her Big Sisters Beau?Miss die Hill. Chiming Bells cf Long Ago-Semi-Chorus )oper) >..l8ses Matilda Greene, Bessie Hill, itile Reynolds, Katie Bullock. 'he Bald Headed Man?Miss Corrle Grnyn. n.irifotin?\TI?c*?a fV.rrl<* rirnvrinn And TSfn. 1a Greene. V Scene from Le Cid--Misses Marion Major d Caliie SltnmoDS. n the Starlight, Vocal Duet, Misses Reylds nnd Greene. iocrates Snooks?MIrr Sallle Whitlock. he Storm, Instrumental Solo (Weber) Miss itildti Greene. knnle Laurie?Chores. 'lie audience manifested the same appreclan of the exercises as on the former events. We presume the Latin Salutatory und Scene from Le CId" were good, as we eomihended as much abouttheoncas tiicother, jngh of the plooes with which we were es:ially pleased was the songs "In Answer to f I'raycr I'll Come," and the recitation, ntortaining Her I;ig Sisters Beau." Weado all yau young men when they call on s little Misses "IligSistcr" to he sure she Is t present. Also the "Hald Headed Man" .s recicved wil,h great applause. ''The irm," instrumeJital solo, was also well renred, nnd the falling of the rain at the time ide it very appropriate. ic Greenwood Fpinale CC'lIojre? Its Faculty--! t.s Building--It.'? Grounds "UN frOKJU'CIl V?! t. HCIIIlll'i'NN. it the close of the rx?rcises by the students the Collegea reception was tendered theausnce. and music was furnished by the Due ?st Orchestra. Tlics closed the exercises of s llrst Commencement of the Greenwood male College, unda< probably hut little Is own In the State of this Institution und Its cully a brief notice of its history will not devoid of Interest to inany of your readers, 'lie Greenwood Female College was organd September 15, 188.i, under the manuge;nt of the Misses Giles, four sisters from rth Carol I rm, three cf whom were gradualfrom Trinity College,N. C., with the class lS7s, when the degree of A. 11. was conferI. They then taught In the high schools of rth Carolina and Virginia until 1XS5, when ;y conceived the idea of founding the eenwood Female College. In June, 18S">,. : Faculty and Trustees of Trinity College iferred the degree of A. M., upon three of 2 Misses Giles, this being the tirst time in j history of the State that the degrree of M. liad been conferred upon :adJes. by it lie college, ranking nmong the first in the id. The youngest. sister, Miss Sue Giles, iduatcd with distinguished honors at the ;sleyan Female Institute of Staunton, Va., 1883. 'lie Greenwood Femi.le Coilece Is a lnrge, nmodious, and imposing two-story struc e, with two balconio in front,each extend: the entire length of the building. It has een rooms, 18x18 feet, with a chapel jut 55x55 feet. Ii won erected by the teaehand owners unaided at a cost of about $6.. It is furnished with the latest improved tent desks five plauos?two elegant new esjust purchased. 'he accommodations are ample for twenty \rders. 'lie erronnds consists of five acres of land :ely Intel off. The attendance during the sions Just closed has been about ninety pus, and the prospects for 11 large increase the xt session is extremely flattering. We ubt whether any similar institute in the iilh has a more thorough corrieulum of dy or higher standard of scholarship than s college. The musical department is comite, and to be convinced of the proficiency this line, an attendance upon the exercises Commencement was sufficient. l majority of the L'irls took their first irse In music this se ssion, and performed ring the occasion with the skill and proflncy that would be creditable to more expenccd musicians. ls Greenwood line beun noted foredncatlonndvantnges in the pist, we innynext week ea brief notice of some of her schools In li bcllum days. Y. /. We trust that our coi respondent may keep ; promise to give the: readers of the Press I Banner a history of Greenwood's schools.! :d. P. anil li. ECHOES FROM THE COLLEGE. GOOD CITIZEN RESOLVES TO DO A GOOD THING. c and Spring: Cabbage?Poslnmstors nn?l Xojjro Itnr^liirN?Good Corn nnd Poor Cotton?Appropriate Sermon* nml Soliclturn < iin<lidaloH?PnrkH a.n a Spark?Democratic ( In lis and the Undertaker"* liUNlnONM. Gkkknwood, S. C. June 21,1886. nmmnnceinent Is over, and our town is tin moving on in the even tenor of its ys. iur popular drummer Mr. C. G. Waller entained Gov. Thompson while here last ek. lie wholesale ice house of Messrs. Leo & ? l..u wutm-ilnv Is firm sells over one thousand pouuds of daily. ecrciary of State Hon. J. N. Lipscomb, at- j ded our Commencement hist week. Col. >scomh's I'ricnas hero are many, and he Is d In blah esteem especially by the n.^rlculists. He has made an efllclcnt state ollleer, 1 no doubt would retlect credit upon his te, were ho called to ireprc-.sont the Third lgresslonal District in Congress, .ast Wednesday nlglit a burglar entered i house of our P. M. Dr. Parks and after! plying the wants of the Inner muii in the pantry of Mrs. Parks, then proded to the Doctor's bedroom and appropi ld an excellent gold watch and a pocket ife. About this time Mrs. l'arks awoke 1 as soon as she called the Doctor, the ef jumped out of the window und escapThc lamp was burning so they recognizthe thief us a colored man. No clue to lly parly. Ir. C. M. Calhoun, the veteran cabbage er In this section, arid who had a short ic!c la the Press and Banner some| le since on the culture of spring cabb:ige, urder to substantiate Ills statement, exhlcd lasi: week a very fine specimen. As n as Mr. Calhoun presents us with one, will h ive more to saj- about his proflclenas a cabbage raiser. lev. H. C. Kennel preached a very approute sermon In the Presbyterian church terday morning after which the sacra HanamamBansBnaniRmmBinK ment of the Lord's Supper was administered, fl MnJ. B. F. Whltuer, of Anderson paid our I. town a social visit Saturday. u S ?r. G. VV. Collins attended Commencement, mid was so well pleuml with the way In wblch every thing was. conducted, that he ^ thinks of patronizing the College next year. It was n disappointment, to the friends of Col. Jas. H. ltlce, at tills place, that he fulled to attend our Commencement. Business at court prevented him Irom being with us. . Miss Era Smart a daughter of our former '* townsman llev. H. C. Smart stopped over In town a few hours Saturday, ou her way home from Seneca. "Where Itrnorance is bliss, tis folly to be wise." On Tuesday the hall at the College was so crowded that fans were iu great de- R mand, and one mother seeing that licr son, b passed hers along the line to him. As tor- d tunc hud it however the lather of "his girl" w happened to hand It to him. Laboring under f< the impression that it came from him alone, ei and that he was in the good graces of the fa- 11 i.her, his bovs were many and ids smiles tl profuse. Wc noticed too that one of these a young men carried his own bouquets to the A young ladies on the rostrum, and whispered o "sweet nothings" into ills Dulclnea's ear, J thinking that uo one would understand his o movements, but in this nge of wisdom it is P bard to deceive every body. 1J The prospect for a flue corn crop was never si more flattering than at present, Mr. W. H. " Whitlock and A. J. Bell has the finest we have seen. si Mr. Charles Beaudrot is a happy man, says d he lias no money, but he is solid, that he has v plenty Irish potatoes, beans and a young calf. C Greenwood will send up u good delegation tl to Due West next week to attend Commence- A ment. F Miss Anna Bell will leave Thursday to b spend the summer at Brevard and Charlotto, S N. C. v Our young friend Mr. \V. J. Parks who is v engaged in the mcrchantile business at Lau- si reus C. H.. comes to Greenwood once a w month he claims for the sole purpose of visit- n Ing the parental roof, but if we are to Judge I aopearences his visits will not be so frequent after a few more months. u The Greenwood Democratic Club will meet ? next Saturduy evening, June 26th nt 4:30 J< o'clock p. in. A full attendance is desired, an h Executive Committee will be appointed, a t committee to revise our club list, and dele- f< gates elected to attend the central club, at tl Abbeville. This will be a good chance for fl candidates to shake Jhaudsywith tlielr "dear p friends." p Several bales of cottoD was sold here Sat- tl urday, at good prices. From the present outlook of tbB cotton crop their will be very lit- t< tie made this year and we venture to predict that there will scarcely be a bale of cotton in U the county atter the 1st ot next February. The colored baseball cluib went to Laurens V last Friday and was badly whlpued. That club will be over next Thursday to play the J colored club here. President, G. A. Barksdale with the advice H of the Executive Committee of the Board of Trade has appointed the following Commit- U On Manufactory and Commerce?Dr. .T. C. b Maxwell, W. 11. Bailey, J. T. Simmons, Dr. A. I*. Boozer and Dr. W. ?. Mlllwee. P On Uailroads-J. \V. Green, C. A. C. Waller ? and Dr. W. B. Cobb. T On PubllcJImprovements?J. W. Hill, H. G. a Hartzog, W. JH. Peurce, J. W. Puyne und li. W. Major. b On Legislation?W. K. Blake, S. P. Boozer, tl J. S. Daley, Prof. J. It.. Blake and E. S. F. > *jiies. On Membership?W. R. Ilailey, J. C. b Nickels, J. K. Leavell, J. W. Sproles and J. F. ' Davis. ! On Exeussions?J. S. Bailey, R. R. Culhoun, J J. T. Dnckett, A. Rosenberg nod A. St. C. Lee. * Hall Cammittee?D. J. Kaborn, C. A. Cobb v and Dr. li. F. Duckett. Very few people know that. Ihere are two of ' the ino9t complete undertakers establishments in this town that cuu be found any * where In upper Carolina. They are owned by 1 Mr. J. R. Leavell, and Air. W. V. Blyth. The latter showed us through his shop lately, and s In it wc t>uw the largest eotlin that was ever 1 brought here. He has a full set of embalming instruments, fluids, disinfectants ifcc.,and 1 can preserve a body for a week or ten days, 1 and If he fails in preserving a corps he makes " no charges. Y. Z. 'J U ? - ^ i ^ i* WHAT WHOOPING COUGH DID?GOOD u PROMISES FOR THE FUTURE. r , c s Pretty Coltw and Pretty Wotnen?Sunshine in tho Heart, nml Nun- J shine in tlic Flcl(l~?Xcw Farnier's Club --- Missionary I.nborcr* ? A Quill Driver that Rets a Knock on tiic Head. Stony Point, June 14,188)1. We have had several persons lo Inquire, C "what is the matter with Dulclo. that there have been no.Stony Point notes for so long, ure wc to have no correspondent?" We are assured that our kind friends and neighbors, will pardon our seeming negligence, and ful- \ ly coincide with us, when we lell them that j, a three months selge of whooping cough in j the family, leaves little time for the gather- c ing and writing of notes. Hereafter we will ? try to write often, that is, if tho measles, j, which are now prevelant, do not stop with us j a while. j, Miss Mary Alpha Godbold of Cokesbury, whose presence has brought so much sunshine. In our little town for several months past, lias returned to her home, much to tho rcirret of many warm friends. Nickles, are now below par. In Stony Point. Mrs. B. F. King, and children, of Greenville are now spendlug some time at Mr. J O'Neall's. Mr. L. K. Dantzler is, quite sick. Miss Belle Martin is visiting relatives in j town. A Mr. J. M. Graham of Cokesbury was vlslt; ing In Mrs. Stace.v's family a few days since. Mrs. F. M. Godbold, and Misses Mary and Sallle Itlvere of Cokesbury wero on a recent visit to Col. Law's family. Miss Minnie Pinsou will leave to-morrow for Greenwood to spend several days. Mr. J. C. Caldwell lias been on a recent visit ' to friends In Laurens. We understand that a lady lit this place Is devoting her spare time to the writing of a novel. We wish her success, and hope for a copy of the tlrst edition, "with compliments t( of the authoress " Apples and peaches are getting plentiful, thornrh the onalltv Is Door, owinsr to the pro- v traded wet weather. The farmers have had the "blues" sadly over their prospects for a crop but the recent ' sunshine, has brightened thera up, and they are all hard, at work, with the determination to do their best. Mrs, Law has been quite sick bnt we are glad to state her better, though still confined to her room. We do not think there is a place In the county for Its size, that has as many pretty colts as Stony Point. Mr. 1). D. itampey owns the prettiest pair of matches that we have seen. We hope he will not fall to exliib- s It them, at the Ninety-Six fab-. We know of a Rood many nice articles that are I elng made for the fair. Wo hope all of our lady friends, in Stony Point, especially, " will take Interest, anil make their depart- , ments "just lovely." We would say, begin in u time to prepare your articles so yoa wont be "hurried to death" at. the last, for it you put oil' your preparations until Jate, something may prevent I hem altogether. We do not flatter ourselves that we possess the quality which a newspaper correspondent lias never ueen Known 10, viz; pieasing every body. The farmers of this townrand the surrounding vicinity, have organized a Farmer* Club, with Mr. D. I>. Rampcy. President, Mr. I). Aiken, Vice President. We failed to get the names of ihe other offleers and the number of the roll. The subject discussed at their hist meeting was the "cultivation of com." At ? the next meeting Dr. J. A. Lomax, will read " an essay on the best mode ol' cultivating turnips, and their value as stock food." Of course it will be well worth hearing, lor the Doctor is an excellent farmer, and has some beautiful cattle. He can always supply a less fortunate neighbor, with the finest milch w cows at the most reasonable price. jj There has been formed at this place, a Juve- j, nile Missionary Society, wlili Miss Minnie Pinson, President, Miss Mattic Lou Rampey, V( Vice President, Mr. J. M. Major, Sr., Secretary, Treasurer, for Methodist, Robert Major; for h 15api 1st, Miss Mamie Owing* ; for I'resbyti*liaii, Miss Fannie Aiken. We hope to see 0I this organization flourish, and hope our j,( young friends will "fill brigthest hours with labor, rest comes sure and soon," We have been informed that one of Abbe- j? ville's papers lias a correspondent from (,'oro- j,, nnco, which place it pleases him to call "Wrab- a) nil." who hits clubbed Stony Point "LickSkillet," and Is constantly trying to cut at our q I town and our people, we have been unable to a reply to him. If he will send his next effusion, to the Pi'e.iK unci JSanner, he may rest 0j | assured It will not escape the eye of any one u, I ill Stony Point, for the Preitx mid Banner, is | county paper of this place, and gees to every x, i house. Don't back bite us any more Mr. i., i Grublte. Dl'LClO. | t. lion. Ellin U. (irnydoN. Greenwood TiHbune. This gentleman is too well and favorably vj known to need any introductory or complimentary remarks from us. He lias won dis-|,]f Unction at the l??ir, and its a member of thejt<. Legislature for the last two years he has made | j[ tor himself an enviable reputulion. JTe Is a p, bold ami fearless speaker and is the earnest champion of every measure that he thinks is for the public Rood. The people of Abbeville y county will re-elect him as tlielr representative. pi ? ? ^ ll> Tlic Wcnpon of tlic Coward. jjj? In a receut speech in Congress, in which Mr. sa Rankin, of Wisconsin, was being spoken of w< by a colleague, we find the following: "lie loved truth and hated falsehood. The man ar whose word was not good in politics was to him uuworthy of conildcnce in business. The campaign lie had no place in his armory j of party weapons. Slander he thought the in weapon of the coward." tu * i ? Kj Ladies and children's hose in all colore from t.01 10c. to 5t)c. per pair. Ww. E. Bell. co: HURCH, COLLEGES, PEOPLE. . A EDICATION OF LITTLE RIVER BAPTIST CHURCH. a, , llrlef nnd Interest in? Sketch ofijj] One or the Oldest and Must Intlentlal Congregations in the County, u Dck West, S. C., June 21,18S0. p Some weeks ago the members of tlie Little 8( iiver Kapt 1st church completed a newchurcli u ulldlng. The dedication of it was set for the b llrd .Sabbath In June. Accordlogly on that iiy a large crowd could be seen wending their (j ay thither In all kinds of vehicles, and on ^ >ot. The day was a lovely one, and the 6] rowd, numbering about a thousand, were In lelr best humor und their best dre>8. Before tl ic appointed hour the house was packed, n nd the people were kindly ushered In by ii [essro. MeWhorton, Ilobluson, Huddon and g< there. After the opening anthem the Itev. . C. Kurman, I). D., of Greenville, S. C., one b f the editors of the Baptist Courier, and also x resident of Kurman University, read the 133 n salm and a part of the 4th chapter of Kplu- j lans. Then came the soul-stirring hyinn, Come, tliou fouut of every blesflng," Ac. j Ilcv. J. Scott Murray, the pastor, then made a ame remarks as to the coming together toay for the dedication of the church, after n fhich Rev. R. N. 1'ratfc, of Bennettsville, S. e !.. who Is so well and favorably known in *< his counly, inade the dedicatory prayer, h ifter the singing of another hymn Rev. Dr. n 'urmnn preached the dedicatory sermon, tl asing his remarks on the portions of the g; crlpture already referred to. The sermon ft ras an able one, plain and to the point, and 0 ,-as listened to with marked attention. By <j olicitatlon we have been kindly furnished tl -lth an abstract of a history of the church tl ow in preparation by its present secretary, 0 )r. John A. Robinson, which we hereappend: g The Little River Baptist church was consti- tl uted August 27, 1791. Rev. George Tilman tl as pastor of Litlle River and Turkey Creek n ilntly for seven years, living iu the parson- ji ge which was about midway between the u ivo churches. Tradition says, (the records tl >r the first llfteen years having been lost) Hi lint there was an interim of about four or tl ve years that Little River was without a c< aKtor. Rev. Arthur Williams was elected as tor In 1810, and served faithfully and cou- ? Inuously for fifty years. d Rev. Wilson Ashley served from May, I860, B a January, 1801, as pastor. fo Rev. V. Young was pastor from January, 8( SOI, to January, 18U0. tl Rev, Wilson Ashley was pastor rrom janu, t8H6, to January 1.1867. t< Rev. William E. Walters was pastor from tl an nary, 1S67, to April, 1873. t< Rev. Wilson Ashley was pastor from April, w S74, to January, 1874. 'h Rev. R. W. Burts was paBtor from JaDuary, ? 374 to Jan uary 1680. h Rev. J. Scott Murray who Is now pastor has t< een serving continuously since 1880. E Little River has bad as assistants to tbe b astors (or supply on first Lord's Day) Rev. tl Alison Ashley, Rev. A. Rice. Rev. Robert N. s| 'ratt, Rev. It. W. llurts, Rav. J. S. Murray, n nd Rev. C. P. Krvln. p The following ministers have been ordained a y the Little River church whilst members of t| he same: Cader Gant, Thoinus Crawford, u Viison Ashley, and R. N. Pratt. p The following have been the deacons elected H y the church: Joseph C'ulp, Cader Gant, n liomas Fisher, William Clinkscales, Hugh (j tobiuson. John M. Brayant. James M. Car- u file, S. \V. Callaham, William Armstrong, a Jdwin Cox, S. M. Callaham, and P. B. Car- tl rile. n The present Board of Deacons is Hugh Rob- p nson, John M. Bryant, and 8. M. Callaham tl The Clerks have been : Cader Gant, \V. M. 'rait, John Pratt. S. M. Tribbie, John W. 1m- p is. and John A. Robinson the present one. p The Treasurers have been: William Clink- p caics, James M. Carwile, P. B. Carwllc, and 'f he present one John A. Robinson, o The church has paid for several years past n bree hundred dollars annually to the inlnly- b ers supplying It for two Ixml's Days in each r nonth, in addition to which it con tributes a nlunlly to missions, Sunday School work, tl :i\, about one liunarea aonars. ine Drew- n en, sisters and friends have erected a very h leat church, completed theHlst of May, 18S6, ii t a total outlay of nearly twelve hundred t] ollurs. The building is 40 x 50 feet, audience t! oom 10 feet, vauiteil celling, inclined tloor, li eiled throughout, painted inside and out- tl Ide, pews grained oak and walnut finish. g Quite a number of our citizens went out to o ,ittle Uiver last Sabbath to the dedication of n ho new Baptist church. n t - j. THE DUE WEST COMMENCEMENT. ? ? o d lettins Ready for the Grand Finale n ?The First Acts in the Important " Event. This is known as examination week in Due c Vest. The week is always opened by a ck>s- P iig entertainment of the primary school ut ! be Female College on Tuesday evening. The nteitainruent this your was quite creditable ^ ? both scholars and teachers. Miss Jennie . 'dwards is the principal teacher with Miss J' u 1 iik. Kennedy as as assistant. We give be- ? d\V the , j Programme. II o Song?Children's Army. tl Old Speckle?Master Iludolph McDavld. u ' W"-?Miss Carrie Wideman. S Three Little Mushrooms?Mis? Ola Devlin, tl Itss Kmmle Wrsghtand Mils Docia Brock. ri Don't?Muster Hobble Ellis. n Going to Church?Miss Emmie Wright. ri Guess What's in My Pocket?Miss Leila p Jewine. p Speech?Master Robbie P.rock. t< Mama's Help?Miss Viola l'oore. n Boat Song- h Two Little Stockings?Miss Lizzie Jordan, ri Boys' Rights?Master Motfatt Grier. g Rainbow?Concert piece. u Grandma Always Does ?Master Joseph tl V right. Mow I Lay Me?Miss Mamie Bell. if What I Know?Master Calvin Todd. d Song?The Old Rocking Chair. n How Two Little Birdies Kept House?Mas- w er Alma Brock. is The King?Master Henry Agnew* tl Military Discipline?Master Eddie McDa- tl Id. it Modern Belle?Miss Edna Poore. si Little Boy's Troubles?Master David Press- T r. tl Choice of Trades?Concert piece. >1 Grandma's Angel?Miss Janle Voung. o Papa's Letter?Miss Helen Grler. a Song? Don't Go Out To-night Dear Father. 01 Speech?Master Frtnk Pearson. d A Question?Miss Maggie Todd. oi Anutie Dimple?Concert piece. st What I Wonder?Master Paul Pressly. John's Pumpkin?Master Sammie Todd. rr Fannle's Secret?Miss Helen Grler, Miss tl Inggle Bonner and Miss Eunice Todd. ai What to Do?Miss Nellie Kennedy. fe A Dream?Master Ernest DuPre. tl The Littlo School Teacher?Miss Maggie tl onncr. tl Song?The Blind Match Seller?Master Ed- tl le McDavld and Miss Seppie Edwards. Speech?Master John Wren. Watching for Crumbs?Miss Ola Devlin, <?> Sabbath Morning?Miss Emma Lathan. The Rohearsal?Miss Maggie Todd. Harry's Mistake?Miss Lola McGee. Trials of a Twin?.Master Henry Pressly. te Aunt. Tabltha?Miss Minnie Devlin. a Cat Song. gi Good Bye?Concert piece. w ti OMNIUM GATHERUM. a n> n< lots Here and There-Random Shots Which Interest the Header ? A Promise Which Our Faithful Cor- jj respondent Must Keep. ot Mr. II. H. Clamp fell from his loft a few $ eeksajro, and was completely "shook up." n( e is sulfeiiug u good deal, and Is conlincd to .i. Is bed. Mr. J. Ii. Robinson has a daughter who ia m pry 111. v< Dr. Furman spent Sabbath night with Mr. n, . P. McGhco. lh itev. It. >*. I'ratt, of Hennettsvllle. S. O., Is rn i a visit to his parents. His many friends .H ere are glad to meet him. of Wenreasjain iaidundtr ohlisntions to the. j,, u Chapter, Kappa Alpha Fraternity, for an j w ivitution to their Third Annual linnquet, tol ; given Wednesday evening. June :?0th, 18>(i, sn ; ti)e residence of Mrs. K. P. Kennedy.; jf, ammlttee. M. A. Cox, T. W. Moan, anil K. L. m rier. Thanks, gentlemen. We hope to take m full hand on that occasion. ?f As we write, June 21, the weather is all out tj( ' ilx. A September gale is aoout to break ,jc t>on us it seems. H, Your correspondent had a delightful trip to ur roy the otherday. For a kind, whole-souled, I ;lt >spltable people we will choose those of ,j;1 roy, in preference to any other little town e know of. i ,le e% r\f 'IVav'u nnnnlnr Vftiini* l?np)iAl<?r1 ... rmers is on the look-out for a bull pup. Mrs. William Gillespie, of Kentucky, is on a; sit. to lier father. Opt. li. (.'. Sharp. ' p, Kuphcmian Society Monday night. Presi-' 'lit, J. It. Miller. Hook Hill, S. (\ Commit-; e of Decision, \v. C. McGee, Hodden, S. ;j . H. ltobison, (,'otlon Plant, Miss., with the! f esident as ex-otliclo (Chairman. I la I'll ilomat hnan Society Monday ni*iht. Med-j vi orator, llev. C. K. McDonald, Charlotte, in ;(' pa We hope soon to he able to furnish you for es iblicatlon Prof. Miller's speech which lie dc- jui rfivil before the Illsrh School at Pprospcrlty, ar t'., on the tlrst of June. We heard a prom- th ent gentleman, who had heard tho speech, pr y lhat he doubled very much whether it sulci he equalled as a Commencement. i ecchbyany of the prominent men who' jss e 10 deliver orations in this state this year., Hon. Ellis G. Graydon's card will be found : flfj this issue. Mr. Graydon is a man of eul-! " re, backed by common, practical sense. |l"! iperleuce better qualities him for the second in, aiul the public interest will be his chief ,'J aeerii.?McCormick Advance. THE KdfiAN AND MOHAMMEDANISM rtlele Xo. 3?Seller In ?od?Ansrel* ?Prophet* ? Scripture* -- ?.Re?ur? reetlon and tbe Day of Judgment. Wo have thus far considered the Koran, nil Moliammed In connection with It as the uthor. We now consider Mohammeduulsm, i' the religion Inculcated in the Koran. Mohammedanism. or 'islamisin, (us it i? Iso called) is divided into two parts; faith or leory, and religion or practice. The first art the Mohammedan* culled "Iman;" lhe:-cond, "Din." They leach that their rellg>11 is based on Ave iundamentul points; one clouding to faith and four to practice. That belonging to faith is, that there is no lod but the true God, and that Mohammed litis prophet. Under this they comprehend ix distinct branches. 1st, belief in God; 2nd, Mb angels; 3rd, la lie Scriptures: 4th, In his urophets; Sth^in le resurrection and clay of Judgment; Oth^ l God's absolute decree. We now consider ?ni? ol? their articles of faith. 1st. Their belief In God. This embraces ?v. Miff In bis unity us well a? In his existence, hey regard some Christlun sects us denyinglie iiuliy of God by attributing divinity l<> esus Christ, and those also ns denying 16 'ho attribute divinity 10 Virgin Mary. The ews are accused in the Koran of taking Ezra s the Son of God. 2nd. Belief in angels. The Koran denominates a man an lufliiel whoelther denies Ule xislcnce of angels, or asserts distinctive of xes among them. Angels are regarded asaving pure, subtile bodies created of flrer either eating nor drinking, nor propagatingleir species. Their oillcers a*xd forms are reurdeci as various?some adoring God in dlf rent postures; come singing praise to Him r Interceding for mankind: tome writing* own the actions of men; ana some carrying. ie throne of God. Four an gets are menoned as more than others In the enjoyment f God's favor?Gabriel, honored with thereutest contldenco by Jehovah; Michael, iefriend and protector of the Jews; Azraal, :ie angel of death who separates the souls of* ten from their bodies; and Isratll. whose of* ce It will be to sound the trumpet at the resrrection. The Mohammedans also believenat each man has two guardian angels who> ttend him and observe bis actions and that iese are changed every day. The devil jacDrding to Mohammed) fell from God's favor ecause he refused to pay homage to AdairJ,. t the command of God. The Mohamme- ; ans believe in an order of creatures between; nzels and men. made of Are but of grosser ibric than angels?some of them good and irae bad?eating and drinking, propagating: leir species and subject to death. 3rd. Belief in Scrlptdres. The Korati inches that God guve, fn different ages of ' tic world, revelations of his will in writing > several prospects, the whole and every ord of which it Is necessary for a good Moammednn to believe. According to Mohani- ' leduns. the number of these books wax oneundreaand four. To Adam were given ten; > Soth, fifty; to Enoch, (called in the Koran,. kills), thirty; to Abraham, ten. The otheis,. elng the Pentateuch, the Psalms, the Gospel, ne Koran, they pay were delivered suceesIvely to Moses, David. Jesus, and Mohamled. No more rovelatlons are now to be exected. All these sacred books, ihcy believe, re cdtlrely lost, except the fonr just, roeuoned. The contents, they believe, are now nknown. They say that the PentatCBch, salms, and Gospel have undergone so many Iterations and corruptions, thnt though there my he possibly some part of the true word of fod In Jhem, yet no ercdit Is to be given to nrr?Koiit./*nniov In MiP hnnrls nf t.hp .Tptta*. nd Christians. According to soirte writers*. ne Mohammedans have these writings mong them, but they are faleitifcd and comleted. They assert that the S&vlor foretold ae coming of their prospect. Whe they are told that the Koran may bfr ossll>ly corrupted, they reply that God has- - y> romlsed, that He will take care of it and reserve it from any addition or dlmiuutlon< hey notice the writings of Daniel and of ther prospccis, and also make quotations xim them; bat they do not consider them to e divine or of any authority In matters or eligion. 4th. Belief in prospects. According to on? raditlon, the prospect* that have been sent uto the world from lime to time number onw uudred and twenty-four thousand, accordng to another, two hundred and twenty-four* bousand. of Whom three hundred were apos? ie*. Six of thesie last named brought new iws or dispensations; the second abrogaing what the first published, the third abrogating what the second had published, and so n to the last. These six are as follows: Adm,Xoah, Abraham, Moses, Jesus, Mohantned. The Mohammedans profess to believe hat all these prospects were free from great Ins and great errors; that they professed oner nd ttie same religion. (Islam) notwithstHndtiX the ditrerent laws and Institutions they bserved. As Mohammed acknowledged the Ivlneauthority of.the Pentateuch, Psalms# nd Gospel, Ire often appeals to the agreement I the Koran with these, and he appeals alsoI> the prophesies which he says are foufnl . Iicse concerhlng himself. Ho frequently ac- . uses both Jews and Gentries of destroying assagas or ot Impairing the force of passages hat refer to him. His followers do not hesfite to producc several texts both froin the , >ld and New Testaments to support his cause. fitli. Belief in the resurrection and day or idgment. When a person Is laid In the rave, the Mohammedans say, that he Is revived oy an angel who gives him notice of lie coming of the two Examiners?black, vid angels of a terrible appearance. These rder the dead person to sit. unpright, and Iten they examine him concerning his faith s to the unity of God, and the mission of lohammed. If he should answer correctly#. tiey sutler his body to rest in peace, and it Is etreshed by the air of Paradise; If he should ot answer correctly, he is tormented in va* lous ways until the resurrection. This 80- * ulchral examination is founded on an exress tradition of Mohammed. Commentaars admit, that It is not taught in a direct tanner in the Koran, though it Is plainly inteil at. Those who arc considered orthoox Mohammedans harrange to have their raves made hollow, so that they may sit uj> . ,'ith more ease, while they are examined by tic angels* With regard to the sonl. they say that It t separated from the body by the angel of eatn who performs liis office with gentleess toward the good and with violence towards the wicked; It enters into a state of ex-.ton/iA hnJ.uoan /loath nnH nr*il fhn ro?Mvro/c on. if the departed person vnts a believer, ley say, that two a gels meet It and convey . to heaveu, that its place there may be aligned according to its mejits and decree, he souls ol the faithful are divided lnt?? iree classes: theflrift, of the prophets who , readmitted at once Into paradise; the seend.of martyrs whose spirits, (according to tradition of Mohammed) rest in the crops f green birds which eat of the fruits and rink of the rivers of paradise; the third, of tiier believers, concerning the stute of whose >uls there are various opinions. As to the souls of the wicked, the Mohamtedans who aro considered orthodox, say latthey are offered by tlie ansels to heaven* nd being repulsed su? loathsome they aro of red to tlie e-.vrth, and being refused a piaco jere, they are cnrrlec below the earth and irowo into u dungeon, to be tormented, till ley are called upon to be Joined auain to leir bodies. B. \V. WHILD^N, Abbeville, 8.C. he Ander?on Democrats Organizing. \ Anderson Journal.] The County Democratic Executive Commit' <"? !?%*? /In %? * %** I KA O-I Itina r\t convention to elect delegates to the Con-sessional and Stale Conventions, the first of hlch meet*. at Seneca on the 7th of July and ?e second In Columbia on the 4th of August. On motion of Hon. H. M. Princothe Execuve Committee by unanimous vote rccomended that the County Convention do not free to the proposed primary election to nminate a candidate lor Confess. On motion of Mr. J. M. Palnelt was decided > c-ill a convention of the Democratic party ' Anderson county to meet in the Court ouseon Monday, July oth, (Srtleday,) to elect fleers for the ensiling two years, to elect ten legates each to the Congressional nnd Stateinventions, and to transact such other busijss as may properly come before tlieeonvenon. On iriotlon of Mnj. P. K. MeCnlly, the comil tee recommended that the County Condition so amend the rules regulating ther . imary election as to require persons to join ie clttltK at least sixty ?la.vs before the prlary elcct ion in order to vote, except such. :rson> who have become twenty-one years ago since the liist election, or have moved to the county and have previously affiliated ith the Democratic party. On motion o| Col. It. \V. Simpson it was reived that, the several Democratic clubs of o county meet at their respective places of eeting on Sfttureay, 2ilth lust.. {the 4th Sat- day.) at two o'clock P. M., for the purposes electing delegates to the County Convenin, and that each club be entitled to one (legale lor every twenty-five members on e basis of the club list ot 1 sM and upon fail e to meet at this time that the clubs meet two o'clock 1'. M., on the following Satnri.v. All the clubs are urged to meet at their ual places on the 2iilh inst, and elect their (legates so that a full attendance may be had the County C'onvention. owcr IVhlrh Tliey Unve Alivnys Had. [Greenwood Tribune.] fhe stockholders ol the Carolina. Cumbernd (Jap and Chicago Knilroad met in Abbe lie last Tuesday night with t 'ol. It. E. Boweri the chair. A number of resolutions were sscd but none ot them are ot special interi. Oneof the resolutions endorses Sehotleld' id another is to the effect that the directors e authorized to commence work as soon as ey secure the money, a power which wo esume they have always had. IVeheve the pleasure of presenting in this iue the name ol'JIon. Win. II. Parker for e Lower House. To say tlmt Mr. Parker s hitherto discharged the trust devolved on him by his fellow citizens with eminent elity Is but faint praise. In returning hint nin Abbeville ran assure herself that her terests will be snfe.?McOnrmick Advuncc. rowels, towels, beautiful lhicu towels for ;ts. \v. E. lielL 6-91