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BY HUGH WILSON. ABBEVILLE, S. C., WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 1, 1886. VOLUME XXXI. NO. 22. ,p
TIE DAY OF THANKSGIVING
THE WAY IN WHICH THE NATIONAL HOL
IDAY WAS OBSERVED IN ABBEVILLE.
The Stores Closed nnd All Busines!
Suspended ? Worshippers Attem
Divine Serviee at the Methodls
Chnrch in the Morning?The Ab
bevllle Rifles Engajjo In Shooting
Contest at \oon?Turkey Dinneri
?Prayer Meeting?Plume Drill.
Last Thursday was the National Thanksglv
ing day.
The bank, the stores, and other places o
business were closed, and the street present
ed the appearance of a rainy Sunday, with i
?|- 1 ??<> ?<? a mi-ir. An occasion a
eiugio llmoc ?IVU ?
loiUer was to be seen here and there, as if li
search of a companion, similarly engaged ir
pursuit of something to interest or amuse.
Tho signal flags Indicated much weather fai
the day. The "cold wave" flag. the "loea
rains" flaz, and the "fair weather" flag wt-ri
nil flying from the lofty pole above the Courl
House. Early In the day rains fell. Later
the rains ceased, and by the middle of the af
ternooo we had fair weather, and all the flag
predictions were verified.
At the appointed hour the Methodist church
bell was rune, and devout worshippers from
nil quarters of the town, and of every shadeo;
rdi^loas faith and belief were soon to bo seen
making their way to the place for divine wor
ship, to hold a union meeting of Christians
where all, with one heart, and with one voice
might Join In the universal chorus of thauks
giving which was going up trom all parts ol
this fair land of ours, lo the Source of ever)
good and perfect gift.
The Abbeville Rifles marched to the church
in .1 hodv. and occuDled the seats which had
been assigned them. Here citizen soldiers 01
the Republic joined with Christian soldier?
of the Cross In most humble and hearty
thanks to the Supreme Ruler of the Universe,
mid to the Captain of our Salvation, for the
many benefits and blessings which have
been conferred upon us aud our peopledurir.g
the present year.
At noon the members of the Abbeville Rifles,
engaged In a shooting contest. Although
Ike day was rather "raw." quite a number ol
Interested citizents aesenibled to witness the
shooting, which has been pronounced excellent.
A in mii the distinguished guests present
was "Uncle Robert." lie took an active interest
in every shot, and watched the sue
cceding contestants with increasing interest
When a>l hud finished, his pulse was quickened,
Lis blood was warmer, and, for the
moment, he felt young again. Under the inspiration
of bin enthusiasm he remembered
his steady nerve and hi-i unerring aim when
he was a much younger man than he is
to-day. He said that he hud not fired a gun in
twenty years but felt certain he could beal
Benetata shot. The challenge was aoee|4e<l.
and "Uncle Robert," like hosts ol
others who have competed with Mr. Heuet in
ft'iVy of the various fields of art, literature, and
science, jvns vanquished. Mr. Renet's shot
wn! straight to the mark, while "Uncle Rob
crt'*" is supposed to have bit a tree in another
township.
At *evcn o'clock the Rev. S. A. Weber, ol
the Methodist church couductedaunion praycrmeKtns
at the Presbyterian churcb.
At eight o'clock the Ahi>evillo Hittes had n
numo Drill in the Court House which was attended
??y a)?tge Hsscnibtnue of our citizens
The drilllm.'was superb, and the young gen>
tlemen?officers and men?acquitted tuemsijves
quite handsomely.
After the drill had been finished prizes were
awarded and delivered to Lieutenant A. \V,
Smith, Sergeant A. Harris, Private Mason
DuPre, Private W. C. Calvert, Corporal Jen
ner Link.
And thus ended the exercises of Thanksgiving
Day In Abbeville.
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THE GOODNESS OF ODE CREATOR.
OUR NEED OF THANKFULNESS TO HIM FOB
HIS UNCEASING CARE OF US AS WELL
A3 FOR ANCIENT ISRAEL.
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Sermon by the Rev. J. Lowrlc Wilson,
D. I>.. in the Methodist Church
nt Abbeville, S. C., on Thniik<t?'lV'
iu^ Day. November 25. 1KS0.
Tmt?And forget not aU Ilia bciH-flts ?p#alm
clH: 2, hut clause.
Agreeably to a time-honored custom this
day has been set apart as a day of National
Thanksgiving for National mercies. All ovm
this broad land the call of ourCnicf M.mistrate
has gone forth summoning the people in
every nook and corner of it?alike in itsgreat
trade-centres and its more sparsely-settled
communities?to turn aside from their ordi
wary avocations and do homage to him "from
whom alt blessings flow," to unite as it were
in one crand doxology of praitm to the "Givei
4. every good and perfect gift." In response
to that summons we are here this morning to
cec<rgni7.c with dtvout eraiiUtde "the good
liand of our <Jod upon u?f as a people and at
individuals.
the crsTojr.
The custom which has brought us togethet
is not only time-honored in itself, but it Is one
?Jso that is eminently right and proper. Xotli1
rnj ffucciy is more becoming a people, than
Mnul they pause amid life's busy scenes, amid
the bles>lngs which have crowned their days,
and manifest in some befitting manner their
Mppreciation of these benefits. It is a principle
of universal acceptation, that a good and
kindly act deserves a grateful acknowledgement
Tlie sentiment even of ordinary grati
Undo demands it; uud tlie man who with.
b<?lxls It, w&o shows a total disregard of the
, favor conferred upon him by another, is looked
upon hs no part of a man, a very ingrate.
Much more is it true of a people, whoso cup
has been itlted to over-flowing with tlie mercies
of God, a? ours has been. It is a duo we
owe him. a tribute demanded by the dictates
of nature and the principles of our holy re
iiglon. "O praise tlie Ia>i<1, all ye nations:
uraise Him, all ye people. For His merciful
kindness is great toward us : mul the truth of
the Lord endureth forever !"
ITS SOCIAIi ASriCCT.
In it? social aspect the custom is alike pleas
lug and promotive of good. It is eminently
suggestive of ehecrand "good will to men," i
truly beneficent appointment to poor labor
ing humanity. It implies the release of toil
Ing masses from the drudgeries of daily life
the liberation of multitudesfrom thecontine
inents of trade uud business?one day of enjoy
meat of nature's own sweet sunshine, and o
drinking in the pure, fresh and iuvigoratiiif
breath of heaven: ttie re-union of scat tern
families?the Joyful convening of kindred am
friends around tlie cheery henrt.h-stone. atu
the sumptuous hoard, ladened with tlie boun
ties of Providence. It implies all these, ant
>phut oitn isi iiprhitriK still hotter?a kindlv re
niembrance of the poor, and a generous dis
trlbutlon of our plenty to relieve their neces
titles. So ihat it. carries joy, gladness, suu
shine along with it.
ITS RELIGIOUS ASPF.CT.
In its religious aspcct, it Is Just what, iti
name imports?a Day ofThanksglvIng, whosi
principal feature Is ilie remembrance of mcr
cles, a grateful review of t hejnnumerable am
almost forgotten benefits received at the hand:
of God. It. Is thus a gladsome survey of thi
many precious sun-beains which have llghtet
up oiir paths, and which show that these havi
not been altogether shaded, as we too oftet
s'-eni to think. W'e are all too prone to re
member only the dark and sorrowful In ou
experience, to brood over these until we-comi
to murmur at our lot and lay unklndncss t<
the charge of God?lot netful of the matij
liicrcy-drops that have been poured into ou
cups. A day of calm, thoughtful review, de
voted to the search for these is sure toaston
ish us with their number. All is not cloiu
above us: all is not bitter in our cups. W<
have much to be thankfdl for. It thus tend
to develope sentiments of gratitude withii
us, and to cultivate all that Is best and inos
ennobling iu this poor nature; of ours.
Coming, as it does, near the close of tlx
year, when the harvests have all been garner
<nl, whim the Acids have yieiutu generous rc
turns for the labors i>esto\ve>l upon them, au<
when the hnsbaudinan rests from his-toils, 1
is eminently a fea<tof in-gathering?our "hai
vest home." 1'y it we aire made to recojiniz
the God of Providence, and I he Providence o
fiod-to adore the one, while Joyfully ac
kuowlcdging the other.
ITS OBSEKVANCB.
Then, too, itsgencral observance from oceni
to ocean, front the great lakes to the gulf, 1
]>roof unmistakable that the American Rc
public is not a nation of Atheists. On tlii
feature of it special emphasis should be laid
For the noisy damorof many, and the law
defying attitude of others, might lead tin
casual observer to a contrary conclusion
There are, e. sr. the Socialistic, and some
the great Labor movements of our day, whiol
are essentially atheistic?as much so as tin
I Nihilism of Europe. Their crceds, whether lis
I formulated in so many words, or revealed on-, i>c
' l.v in actions, point equally in this direction, j
They are aimed unquestionably at tlie exist- j 01
once of a Personal CJod, and especially at ilis 'j
superintendence of all human affairs, to rid!
themselves of tlic restraints which such aif
truth Imposes. j
TITF. SACKEDNESS OF THE SATtHATJI DAY AND by
4 ITS UNIVKHSAI. ODSKKVANCE THE COR,
NEK-STONE OF AMEKICAN linKKTY. ||,
t Certain tendencies In legislation nlso, j,n
which serve to weaken the authority l"
of God's law, give countenance to the J,
? same sentiment. There are, e. sr. those enact-j
' inents which legalize the violation oftheSub-J P"
4 bath in sundry ways, tlie efl'ect of which is to j n?
nullify, so far as human enactments can, the|,,
statute of the'great I Am?'Kemember the j
-ISabbath day to keep it holy.'' These ordl-j, ,
! nanoes which authorize the running or wao-i
f, bath trains ami the transmission of Sabbath
-1 mails, vacate the authority of God in the '
> ! promises. They compel thousands upon j'v.
1, thousands to disregard its sanctity, or elsr to " '
i forfeit their means of daily subsistence. They I 'i
1 empower certain great corporations to require
of their employees labor upon that aaiy? if1
r thereby denying to them that rest, which the }"'
I Word of God and the necessities of nature de- ,?
j mand, to say. nothing of the claims of the
I soul to preparations for another world. They
, also permit and encourage thousands more to i
desecrate the day for con venienee sake, or for *!
mere personal gratification.
Now. these might seem to indicate an athe- J|,
i Istic tendency on the part of the American
i I people. Hut back of all these "socialistic"
Pi and "anti-sabbatic" movements there is a 1 "J
i deep under-lying icli(:ious sentiment, which ,
hasstamped its imprint. on all our institu,
tions: a religions sentiment, whose volcings j "J*
, may not be smothered, and which at times| yj
- j like the rumblcof an approaching earthquake i,
f evince the presence or a mistily though un-j"?
seen power. Ever and anon It makes itself! ,,
| felt, and like a giant, roused from liisslumher, j ,
i brushes aside these futile oppositions! Not. Pr<
i even Uie Chief Magistrate of the Itcpublic P,?
r| may disregard that sentiment. Whatever be ~l!
: I the splendor and glory 01 ms exaneu sumou, j ni
1 j whatever the erliIterlnir and fascinating temp- j j."
, tattoos which surround liim, lie may never I,.
; lorget that tills grand superstructure
I American liberty rests upon tlic recognition 'r".'
\ of and belief in God, a* its coincr-stone! He s'(
may never forget liiat this is the unifying "n
> principle which gives stability and strength
i to the entire structure; and to weaken which
f istoinviic destruction! It was this princi- ')l!
> , pie which inspired our colonial ancestors of GO
] blessed memory?the Puritan, the Covenanter,
and the Ilugucnot? to cross the mighty fJ
: ocean, enter the isreat and terrible wilderness, ,'.
endure the rigors of the climate, and hravo
tlie opposition of hostile savages, to found },
. here au empire whose God should be tlie , .
lL-.nl. !>
i No, the Chief Magistrate of the Republic I:.
may not disregard that religions sentiment |
I which forms alike the foundation and the
cope-stone of the whole structure! Willing- *y.J
i ly, or unwillingly, he is its olHcial mouth- \"_
pieee. He knows that In it lies a force whose J. j
power may not l>o braved Willi impunity, lie
. knows, as we all do, how quickly il is appeal- W'J
" ed to, and how effectually, in every time of e ,
national peril; and how there crystallises <
around it all that is best, noblest and wor- . ,
, tlilest in the nation's liifc!
liis proclamation to observe this day. not J*1'*
. less than the custom which called it forth, is
bi.t the emphatic expression of this religious V1"
f sentimen', that the American Republic is no; j J,1'
. a nation of atheists. The very fact that wc tH
observe this day, and that ten thousand [ 1!
, church beils respond to the call of our be- , "
. loved and illustrious President, is proof that J'"1
, as a people we believe in tlie existence of ll^
. God, and are sensible to some extent, at least, *
of our dependence upon him. Hy this act we nc:
recognize Him not only as (Jod, but further J*1'
> still a? the God of Provhb-ncc whose blessing
, is essential to our very being and prosperity. wc
i The "socialistic," and "anti-sabbatic," and Pl,t
other equally obnoxious movements, are'no
proofs to the contrary. They are, at best, but "j;
. large and unsightly "wens" that have f.isten- 'I"
ed themselves upon the system; and "wens" v;n
never fasten upon dead corpses, hut always l"1
upon living bodies. They arc possible only
where there is life! 01
II.,1 .... if nnvmitlnil (rt ir-mr mnv
I endanger Jil'o, their removal should be sought.
And so with these noxious influences. We 1
need to watch them -with untiring vigilance, ha
J to oppose ihein with determined resolution, he:
' and never to slumber over the perils they be
fore-shadow. In every legitimate way; by th
j instructing the poMIc inind; by arousing the 1
I public conscience; by stimulating the public an
I heart; and by purifying the very blood, as it j wl
were which tiiroln through its arteries,we It
should seek to rid the nation of them ere their en
I expanding power choke out the nation's life! cio
11 The blessings we enjoy should not be sa<-ri-1 on
lleed to sncli unworthy inlluenccs. The Ail- TIi
Wise (Jod thought them worth the bestowing. ( wl
It becomes us, therefor^, sis a pconle, to cs-1 <ju
i teem them worth the preserving?"Forget not ed
all Jlis benefits." eoi
US!
THCTJIS RECEIVED AS1) ACCEI'TEn. |,o
Now, in the text tills two-fold principle?he- jfjj
lief in the existence of God, and a feltdepeni
deuce upon Hi in?Is assumed as a postulate. ,
It. forms, in fact, t he warp into which is woven r 1
the exhortation to "forget not all Ills bene
tits." Tiie p>alinlst iloes not enunciate them |
i in so many words, as truths to be received; j
i for he felt this lo be unnecessary. lie was at j rr
' the lime addressing himself, to s:.ir up bis own ''
soul to this duty: '"Uh-ss the I.osd, () my soul. '
ai-d forget not all Ills benefits.*' That soul ,\J
1 was already imbued with these great princl>jples:
the foundations had long been securely j|'
| piaCCJ, ana nencc required imi in neri-uini.i Tbe
thing which most engaged his thought!,'.
| whs lo rear the superstructure upon them. Sol V, 1
' he touches upon them only by implication, ,
11 awl passes directly to the work in hand, the 001
j duty of remembering the mercies of (hid.
i It is not my pnrpo>e, however, to construct
an alignment in support of the existence of
| ; nor to trace from It the necessary IIhcs
j of dependence upon Ilim. To do so would he
! foreign to the desisn ol this day, which is not *j<|
to theorize, hut to practice?not to speculate
1 on the possible, but to net on what is already
known and accepted. So, like the psalmist, I
shall waive the discussion of tliese great principles,
and pass dirccily to their application : ^
! "fowl uot all II is benefits." nu
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FATAL liVHi UKSUJ.TINa FltOM FORGETFUL- ng
NKSS. G#
To "forget" is to let a thins slip through the eh
. memory, Just as wuterdocs from the leak in u |,c
: vessel; to lose, through mere want of retenHon.
what miglit have been preserved to us.
Jt lsaspecles of mental inertia, which makes jjf
no eil'ort to retain; and which by simply re- "j
taxing its hold, forfeits ihe possession of what 1 cei
had already been acquired. | of
Such is the fatal facility of Idling slip the|;,n
* truths of Uod and the concerns of the soul,i wl
thiil we are solemnly enjoined to "give the j
1 j more earnest bred to the things which we j |-n
! have hoard, lest at any tune we should let jih
| them slip." The memory is an Important I'ae-! ? <>:
j tor in our relations to God. Many of theU0
I most solemn and imprtsslie commands of' Hu
' Scri ptnre are addressed to It. With what tre- ! <.,>
j meudous power that word ' remember" is Hs
j made to ring in oil* ears. Truths tiiat we are j th
particularly in danger of forgetting are in: in
'this way brought home to the consciencej cx
(through the memory. "Son, remember." Ly,
j "Remember the Sabt>ath day to keep it i,(.
| "holy." ''Remember now thy Creator in the U|(;
j days of thy youth." "Itemember whence j ]
j thou art fallen, and repent, anil do t he lirst! K1)
works.*' We are in danger, through the ah-h.y
sorldng pursuits and pleasures of life, of for- (i()
gelling even our blessed Saviour. So He has i n,.
given us a sacrament to keep Himself and Ilie i j
henctits of His redemption ever before us. \ !in
k I That ordinance, in the most impressive and Wj
e j effective manner, bids us to remember Christ i lai
?"this do in remembrance of Me." 11c>i
11 Not only is there danger of forgetting CSod,
s there is danger also in forgetting iiim. For ai vj
p sick man to forget the prescriptions of )>is er
1! physician is highly dangerous. So also for a j nl,
a | mariner to forget the location of perilous | Wj
11 shoals; or for a traveler to forget the diive-jpi,
I lions of h's way, by which alone he may hope ??
r j to lind his path amid the mazes of the tangled !
e t wilderness. Hut not. more perilous are these
> ! ttian for men, or for nations, to forget <iixl.
j "The wicked shall be turned into hell, and all
r the nations that forget <ioil."
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,| TIIK UHilim' FIIK.U "I- l.lliMHll nr. i j
Jj To he unmindful of favors is the highest wl
a , form of imsratiturie. It is recorded to the last-1 he
s i ins reproach of the chief butler, that Jn his Hi
J ' prosperity lie "remembered not. Joseph." So U>
1 also of Israel, who slew "the thrce-senrc and pi
ten sons" of their distinguished benefactor, U-l
2 that "neither showed they kindness to the lit
house of (jidcon, according tonll the coodncss ov
which he had shown unto Israel.So also of ee
J Joash, who obtained his crown only hy riason eil
of the fidelity ol'Jehoiada, ' thus Joash tJu* IN
kinij remenihered not the kindness which ta
? Jehoiada ills father had done to him, hut slew h;
*i his son.'* Ian
" j And so also in many instances, of (Sod's an- hii
| cient people, that "the children of Israel re- h:
j memb-rel not the Lord their (Jod, who had oil
delivered theiri out of the Jiarid of ail ilc-ir ai
i enemies on every side," For us, as a people,)
s to he unmindful of (tod's luvors would 1)0 not; <
>- less of n reproach than it was to ancient Israel. .j|
s For Seldom iiasa nation been the recipient of ,|y
I. more blessings than has this Republic^!* ours. vx',
I Its entire history is hul an illuminated chap-j ,
cjter of (Tod's abounding goodness, l'rovi-j. *
1.1 deuces of the most sinking anil signal eharac- ,u
if tor have inarmed i;s progress hitherto.
i have only to glance at its past, and survey its |
i- picseut, tu sue how u;>p::cub<c to us is the vi
?
almist's exhortation: "forget not all Ills
ncfits." B,
n deht of gratitude to the covkxax:EU,
TIIK PUIilTAN, AND THE HUGUENOT.
t surely is matter of gratitude that its
nidations were laid, in large measure at
ust, by men of decided Christian character?:
men of heroic mould, witnesses for ihe
ith?who soujrht. In the wild forests of this
iitlncut an asylum from the persecutions of
cold world! If men point with pleasure to
illustrious pedigree, much more so may
is Kcpubllc. Much of the blood which first
I sated through its veins was derived from
e Puritan, the Covenanter, and theHusnet!
Higher types of manhood it would he
rd to find. Of them it may he written, as
the ancient worthies in the eleventh .chap of
Hebrews? 'of whom the world was not
>rthy." Many, unable fo appreciate those
jher qimlitcs of soul which may he hidden
U rugged C.N tenor. UIUM' ......... ...
chi nest and ?ensitlvo conscience uro us life
elf, speak deridingly of the Puritan. They
loh upon some few palpable defects of charier,
and from these condemn the whole?
getful that such blemishes, afe almost Insurable,
under certain conditions, from nares
really great and noble. Hut if a tree is
be judged hy its fruit, the Puritan is not to
condemned. Where c\ er he sojourned?In
itnn, Holland, New England?lie was a witss-bearer
for the truth: and like the phosorescent
glow which marks the wake of a
Ip, so freedom of conscience, civil and reli?us
liberty, follow In his path. He lived In
ime when (he rugged finalities of soul, raer
than the liner, wcie in demand; when
2 willingness to do and die for conscience
so were the prime essentials required. He
d a mission to perform, and grandly did he
rform it! Would that his mantle rested upmorc
in our own day ! Would that his
lunch adherence to principle, his willingss
to abide by it even to the death, bis intcible
faith in Clod and rugged integrity 0'
aracter, had more of a following in the
jsent! Ood be praised for the life and lai
s of the good old Puritan! So also of the
venanterand t he Huguenot, those twin exes?transplanted.
the one from the heaths
d moors of Scotland, and the other from
3 "vine-clad hills of sunny France." They
juglit with them all that was best and worestin
their own lands?principles, whose
>wth and development have left their mark
the character of our young Republic. For
3 Ollt'Cfc OI llleir lives 11IIU li:illii-ui;ii unu,
the gift of such an ancestry, God be
11.seel! "Forget not all His benefits."
t?\S I'KOTECTtXG CARS OF THIS COUNTRY,
Mine would fail me to recount the mercies
God which have attended the growth of
s great country: the signal I'rovidcnces
it have preserved it through nil its perils:
; place to which it hits attained In the famiof
nations: its past, present and prospece
influence upon the wf>'!2. To narrate
m all, would be the province of the bistort-j
; to refer tolhem alone.simply as maucrs of
ititude and thanksgiving to God, the protee
of the preacher. Pointing you, then, to
it great chart of God's Providences where
?y are all spread out ill full. I would say
1 11 grateful emotion, "forget not all His bonLs."
I review of the year now hearing lis close
[libit* also an array of mercies. Peace
gns throughout our borders. Neither forn
nor douicsiic war has disturbed lis traiiility.
It surely is mat ter of gratitude that
r gallant you ig soldiery, whose presence
re in their military attire lends Interest to
j occasion, are not to-day on the tented tield:
it tiie voices that gieet them arc those'of
mksglving and praise, and not the deep
am of the cannon and the roar of the bat.
I-'or this siunal mercy God be praised.
>'rotn the "pestilence that walkcth iu darltss"
we have been graciously spared. The
>ur;re of cholera which has desolated other
uls ha? not yet invaded ours. The very air
breathe has been preserved to us in its
rity, free from the germs of Infectious dis
sc. Deliverance aiso was voticiisnivu on iuc
ilit of that terrible earlhtjualcc, when eter,.v
seemed just upi?n us; when in sore trail
of sonl we called upon God, and lie wu?
ased to hear us, mid deli vercit us from all
r fears! '"IHess the Lord, o iny botil, and
get not a'.l His benefits."
THE BI.KSSINO OK DIVINE GltACE.
tesponslvo^o Ills blessing the fields a'.so
ve yielded generous returns for the labors
stowed upon thcin. Fair harvests have
en gathered, and the husbandman rests in
r? enjoyment of plenty.
kit above all these temporal benefits, which
i? "exceeding great nnil precious," is one
lich demands even a heartier recognition,
is the blessing of Divine grace. The preslyear
has been one of signal spiritual mer s.
The Gospel lias hud free course among
r people. Jesus Christ lias been preached,
e "demonstration of (lie Spirit" has been
tne.-spd In many communities, and conseently
the sound of "revival''has been waftto
us on many a breeze. The numbers
averted and hopefully saved have been uuually
large. They aie such as to lend Iresh
wer to that oft-prayed petition "Thy kingm
come," and to encourage our hope for
II larger displays of grace in the years to
ine. For Ibis, all praise to God.
?et ns. then, In conclusion, recognize His
nd hand in all the events of life?to trust
in more and serve him bettor? to strive carsily
that ours may be the blessing of t lint
uple whose Goii is the Lord. Lot us receive
> benefits with all due humility, that weasbe
them nut to the wrong source, nor lifted
wiili pride to say, ' is not Ibis great Uabyi
that we have built." I.et us tlie rather
r;iif?e Him in i lie llrninmcntor his power,
nisc ilini for His mighty nets, l'rai.'c Him
;ordin<; to His excellent greatness." "Let.
Bryttiiuj; tliat hnih hreatli praise the Lord,
nise j*c the Lord "?"and forget not all His
tieiius."
THE LUNATIC ASYLUM.
10 Cost of .llninininiiig: Inmates?A
Word or Tjvo About XCHNjinpers
In that Institution.
iVe arc indebted for liic Sixty Tlilr<l Anal
Keport of tlie South Carolina Lunatic
yltiin. for tlio tiseal year lvM>8H. The averu
number of patients in Dial institution is
!, at an average cost ot SI I0.ld7. The current
pen ses of I he institution for the year Just
>sed whs SS7.-171 s7, besides extraordinary exrises
of St.ss7.nl. It. appears Mutt the per
pita cost of lnaiiitenanee lias, during the
it ten years, bccu steadily rcduced Irom
2.8;; to SMU.27.
Phe Superintendent acknowledges the reIMionof
twenty one weekly newspapers free
cost to the institution. 'J'lic daily Jirr/isfer
d the lb-cord is pent on the same terms,
lile the .Xni'x ami Courier charges half price.
The Superintendent of llio Asylum >>>
iowlcd;;e> that the Institution jui? lit adit to
e pleasure of the inmates at a very sintiil
<t_ llesavs: "Notiii 112 irivcs more uleasure
many of the Inmates tliu.it the home paper,
il we can not help regretting that every
nnty is not. represented in the list." The
t of free newspapers is then given. From
at. report.it does not appear I hat the Superte
intent spends one cent lor any n-ewspaper
eept the Ncus ami Cvuricr. Why for the
ami Courier and for noothor pajier? Is it
cause the managers of tiie Institution prefer
;it. paper, and like it better than any other.
If the Superintendent di ems newspapers of I
eh worth to the inmates, Ib he doing right
them to deny them that which would lie
much pleasure and which would cost so lit1
?
'f the. Superintendent is laboring under
y hallucination that the /'/< .?.* and Itatnutr
11 go (here without the necessary two (loirs,
lie is simply mistaken. If theSupcrinuient
of that Instllution thinks the J'rrx.?
tl ll'iiiticr would he oI pleasure to the Abbeile.ininittcs,
then it is for him to say wliethttr'ey
shall be gratified. It Is no concern of I
,rs, and we do not intend to send our paper
tliotit the money. Others may do as they
rase. If the manager may pay lor the Sews
it (Vmrier, why may he not pay for any othpaper
he thinks of advantage to the lnut
es ?
Dr. Wouilrow and Ills Salary.
A ileal llccorder.
for the benefit of the Columbia Iteeortl, we
Id state that we are informed by the very
>t authority that up to a very recent period
e Rev. I>r. Wood row has drawn his salary |
r the I'erkin's profess<>rship witli painful t
iiicluulity, without rendering any eiiuiva-,'
ul in services during the extended period ofj
i1 Kvolution troubles. It was only a little,
er a month ngo when forbearance had j
ased to he a virtue and the.storm had reach-1
its Height, that he static! to the hoard that j
i would no longer draw Ills salary. Cerinly
a very proper course, considering hoi
id smashed up the Theological Seminary!
nl that there was nobody to teach. If lie;
id iidiiplcil Hits coilr>o sooner, lie inijiiiii
ivo claimed some merit f?>r a self-respectin";j
'scrvanee of the rules of ordinary equity
ill propriety.
fhirty-six miles < ( th~ Augnsl'a, Edgefield
id Newberry narrow gauge road have alrea
been graded and loo hands are now at
jrk on ii.
Senator Hampton necidentally killed his
use and eame near being killed himself,.
Idle hunting in lite West.
Wk trust that (air Uepreseniativcjs may
>tc ygaint llic proposed new cuuntks. 1
? ? - '
IR. IKE'S VIEWS OF HONESTY |
.
EE DISCOVERS TWO VARIETIES OF THE'
DESIRABLE COMMODITY.
?
Iloncsty is n Principle to be Most
Utility Prized?The Plnn of Glv
iiigr Security <'ojiiineiided--I>ofitnl tiiiST
I>ebtors l>uly I) on It With--V/lint
.Should he Done With Preachers
Who do \nt Paj*?Editors Who
Puhlisli Swindling- Advertisements
Should be .'Hade to Iteruud?I.nwvers
Who Aid Their Clients in
Cheating Justice Should be Made
to Suffer.
E'lilor Press and Banner :
This is the first, lime Mint a quorum of my
club lias met since llic shake up, and to-night
It has met to cogitate 011 honesty.
There are, ns the club understands the theory
of honesty, two qualities of the article.
One proceeds from principle, and the other
from policy. There are but few examples of
the first, while the latter Is more abundant.
When a man is made of the first, he is said to
bo the noblest. If not the rarest, work of God.
Diogenes, an old Grecian philosopher, underdertook
to find one in Greece, at noonday
with a torch, but failed. If honest men of the
first quality breathed electric lights they
could not be seen In this age. The men of
this age are too afraid of cheating themselves
to give others all that Is their due in every
particular, or In other words there is a ;ie
ultra In their honesty, or a point beyond
which they can nos go. Honesty in light, in
a at Un CSS, in thought, In word, In deed, in love,
in anger, In health, in sickness, in wealth, in
poverty, la linpplncs? iuid I Distress, is a rare
Jewel.
From somewise purpose unknown to this
club the great Creator made but few of this
class, and it strikes the elub that it is utterly
impossible for It or any other man beneath
the sun to reconstruct, men and make them
perfectly honest in principle. If It were
deemed possible for the club to do such a
thing, it would be proud to undertake the job,
but the capacity of this club, although in it.*
own opinion is enormous, mis a num., u.
beyond which it can not go, and to make honest
men is beyonu that point-.
Honesty from policy, as before stated, is
some times found among tnen.nnd it Is claimed
by some good and wise men that honesty
is the best policy, while others deny the truth
of the proposition, and tills Is the question
my club has concluded to ventilate to-night,
and after maturely considering It, to decide
whether It Is better to galvanize men with
honesty, if it can he done In such a way that
it will not rub oil", and leave the rascality
sticking out. or to Jet them go on in their unvarnished
dishonesty.
Now, sir,assuming that nil men may be galvanized
witli honesty In such a manner as to
be made puss for hone<t men, and to answer
the purpose of honest men, and in that way
bean honor to themselves and frlcnils, and
realizing the impossibility of making genuine i
honest men, this club, consisting of myself,
has come to the conclusion that the best tiling
that can be done by human agency, Is to nt
least white wash all men with honesty,and asfar
as possible to cover up all the hideous defects
of dishonesty in their construction, and
to make them ornamental as well as useful
members of society, although it. would not be
honest in principle to pass olFsuch men as
honest, it would be a good policy to make
them answer the purpose of honest men, and
if we can sncced then our end will he accomplished.
The question to be determined is
how to transmography a dishonest man, and
make lilm to all intents and purposes answer
for an honest man. The law-makers of the
universe from the year one till the present
day have been trying to accomplish this purpose,
and to succeed in it would be the noblest
work of man.
The leaders of the religious denomination*
claim that it is their design to make men act ]
honestly, but I Ivy too have fallen fur short of
Mia mm!., ami In iminv instances send out!
blind lenders or llic blind, and they all full to-1
gcthcr in the quick.- anus of dishonesty, and
soli their robes in the mud of unclean thing*.
It has come to t lie knowledge of this clisb that
an eminent divine, who has dune much to unfurl
and spread tlie banner of his religion in
this county, has actually dedined to give his
n'ote for an honest debt long past due. What
can be expected of a flock that imbibe honesty
from such a fountain head? Now, Mr.
Ike, the solo member of this club, believes
ibis to bo wrong. Preachers should pay their
debts at least by note, and law-makers should
refuse bribes and organize into clubs of one,
and go to work to make men act honestly,I
and begin t lie operation llrston iho member!
of their own cUib, and then on their neigli-|
bors and friends, and then on mankind in j
general, and though it may be as hord to remove
dishonesty as to wash the spots from !
the leopard, we can white wash and paint j
them over in such a way as to hide the do-:
fortuity and to remove the entire creature.
Editors, too, should taken hand in this enterprise
and spare some of their space and;
brains in the cause, even if they should have
to refuse some good pay in if advertisements of
swindles and swindlers, and the lawyers,
what shall I say of them, or to them? If we i
should succeed fti our undertaking it would
ruin the profession, as we would have no need
of them. My friends, I tear we will need you
yet for many days, to defend the innocent and
to convict thecriniina's; you, too,should join
us and refuse to defend dishonesty, even if
you dhl lose some rood tees by so doing.
It is hard, hard indeed, lor a poor man to net
honestly, or as Dr. Franklin expresses it, for
an empty meal sack to stand straight, and,
therefore, f sincerely desire all men to be rich,
and especially the member of my club, as he
is to in' the ring leader in tills matter.
There are two plans of making men act honestly.
that arc as different, front each other as
the ea^t is from iho west. The advocates of
one of these plans say to make men act lion- j
cstly they should lie trusted soleK on their
honor, and they should have no other restraint
Imposed on them, to secure a lail.hful
performance of duty or obligation. That is,
you should lend a man your money or sell j
litm your goods on honor, ami If he fails to'
pay, you should trust him no more, but let
him hunt up somebody else to experiment 011
him,and to.seen ne can ninKouii mniusi muw
of liim. The member of this cluU hat. no f.silli
in tills plan, ami is uiiwiltinir to Invest the
funds of the club in an experiment of thai
sort, though lie has no serious objection to being
experimented on, if any one Ahotild be desi'.'oiis
of trying the plan.
The other plan is to trust ro one that can
not give good and perfect security for all lit; is
trusted with. A great many people are compelled"
t<> J?iv? things that they can not give
perfect security for, and tiny can not get
tl cm honestly they are compelled t^got them
some how else, ami in that way a good many
would be torced to act dishonestly, besides u
great many eonld not develop their hoiusly, I
for the want of an opportunity. If no one I
would trust them unless they could give perfect
securit y, and I hey could not give perfect!
security, they would be compelled to eitheri
d'uiy themselves the opportunity of success, j
or misrepresent their security. If people can
not get things honestly they will get them
some other way. Necessity knows 110 law.
hence the trouble of making a rule that wMI
work on either of these plans.
In nature all things work in circles, and all
extremes meet, so it must be I11 human laws.
They must curve to suit the emergency of the
c iso, and their ends must meet in circles, so
as to circumscribe all men in bonds of equity
and usefulness and make them rc'volve and!
s.lino in the rays of honesty and rectitude.]
You must mix mercy and j istice. love ami
chastisement. You must love those you chas-l
Use, and chastise those you love. You must!
help the weak, and require the weak to use |
what strength they have. Italse tip the low,1
or at least give them 11 chance to rise, and
bringdown the high.
Therefore the best plan to develop nnd I
maintain honesty, is by union of these plans, j
Let every man be requited to give some security,
and more required to give perfect security;
while but few can ^rve perfect security,
all can give sonic, security. Jfhe has
nothing else, let hint pledge Jiis future prospects
and be-required to keep his pledge, and
if he succeeds he will in time liava other eollall'Tals
to uivc. If lie fails, then he must be
content to serve some one that is better qua I-!
Hied lor success than he is, liil lie learns to'
succeed. Require all to put up something,
that will make it desirable to perform their j
contracts faithfully. Punish all men for uj
disregard of their contracts, and for all dis-i
honest transactions, and misstatements let'
liiin sutler and not be rewarded lor. refusing
to perform his obligation. If a man buys 111
horse, cow, or anything else, and promises to 1
pay for them out of his income, ami then up-]
piles his income to some oilier purpose, let!
itiii) 1)0 punished just ns if lie hail stolen i;ie
horse, cow, or other goods thus obtained.
The reason honesty is so f;ir below |v,r is lie-j
cause it seems to pay a man better lo be dis-j
honest tliun to be honest. A prcsic-hey, that
won't pay liis honest debts, when he has the .
money, but applies it to oilier purposes, not.
only out;lit to be driven in dissriaeo from tlie
Church, hut lie should be made occupy a
criminal's cell till lie learns belter. A law
maker (hnl will borrow money from .1 corrupt
scheme,and Mien mnken law to legalize:
his corrupt schemes, should he sent in disgrace
to the house of correct Ion. The editor,
that for llio sake of money, will lmlp some
swindler (o impost.' on the people, should be
mtulc refund every cent, they are swindled oui
of, and made take a back seat in the penitentiary.
The lawyer that helps some scoundrel,
to either escape punishment, or to impose
on an innocent-person, should ho an Innocent
person, should be made sulFer double
tin: amount he would thus Impose on the Innocent
person, or of the punishment lie
caused the truilty to escape.
I.et It be known that the laws are (o protect
me n itl their honesty, and In their efforts to
help others, and <o punish those who refuse to
comply with obligations. J.et It. be known
that a man has to pay his debts, or not to eonleact
them. Let people know that honesty Is
the best policy In every particular, una nol
doubt about it, honesty will rise in their estiinutlon
to the prominent, position it should
occupy. If a man by tulse pretense nets your
money, goods, or time, there should be a law
to make him refund fourfold. If he does not
state facts just as they exist, and then does
not comply with his statement, punish him.
If a man by lying, gets credit and tails to
pay, let him be punished for it. If a man
says he can pay In two weeks and docs not
pay in two years, punish him for his false- ,
statements. In line, punish dishonesty in cv- !
cry shape and form, and let no guilty man escape.
Let men be punished fur every short-!
coming, except unavoidable and unforeseen ,
misfortunes, and then men will have less!
trouble in gel tins; assistance when in need,'
and be more likely to act the gentleman when I,
assisted. There is no man so poor, If he is!'
stout and able to work, but could get assistance,
If the person giving the assistance knew i
he would be compelled to repay him out of
his first Income.
"Honesty is the best policy." Let us ad- [,
Jouru. Your truly,
K i MR. IKE.
THE WAY THE MONEY GOES.
Some Rrlcf Items from (lie Report of|
tliC State Snpcrinteudciit of K<lu<
call on.
The I'm.11 and Banner acknowledges the i
receipt of tlic Eighteenth Annual He- <
port, of the Ktatc Superintendent of Kd- <
uciuioo, by Hon. A. Coward, which coit- <
tains much valuable information on the Pub- i
lie .Schools. The Superintendent of Ednea- i
lion, like all other otlicers who hold doubtful
places, Is an earnest advocate of the public, <
schools, and feels that he is only cheek?d in
his usefulness by the limited amount of money
at his ehmmand. From that report It ap- I
pears (hat only Charleston, Greenville, llle.li- i
land and Spartanburg counties spend morei'
than Abbeville on the public schools, Abbe- 1
ville spending for all purposes connected with 1
the public schools, $16,'217.79. >
SCHOOL CHILDREN* IN TJIK STATE. i
Average white attendance 50,001 <
Average colored attendance 60,792 j [
Total average attendance 120,090
SCHOOL ltEVEXUE.
Reports for Ihe fiscal year ending October
31,18.S."), show that the amount available for'
school purposes during that year was $.>19,-.
So7.0I), of which $liS0.!)12.95 was collected during j
the year, and 3SS.yt5.74 consisted of unexpend
P(l DlWant'PH irnm Iirfviuus */? n.c j,
amount available, S12>,002,88 was expended,
lcavlntr balances In the various County t'e.is-1
urlcs of ?12'!,!V)t.MI, to l>c carried to the ac-i
counts of Lite fiscal year 18i'3-8f).
STATEMENT OK EXPENSES OF THE STATE!
NORMAL INSTITUTES TIKI,I) DL'JtlNCJ
THE YEAH 1886?RECEIPTS.
Stafe Appropriation St 5(10.00
Pcabody Fund 1,000.00 i
?2,500.00 |
EXPENDITURES.
Salaries of Instructors ?2,a10.fi0.
Salaries of Subordinate OtTicers J40.no |
Hoard of Superintendent ?.7.0:?|
Expense of Lectnrcs UOOO'
Adveriislng and Printing 01.0.) j
Incidentals 18.231
Balance on hand (Pcabody Fund) 182 021
?2,500.001
OFFICIAL VISITS?TIIE PEOPLE MORE INTER-'
ESTER IN PICNICS THAN OFFICIAL
FOOLISHNESS.
One difficulty that thcSu|vrintendcnt finds!
in carrying out Ids duty in tills respect lies In !
the fa'-t thai people arc generally loth to leave j
thtir business to listen to a nublic address at
times most convenient to hiin. They chow
tlicir interest in education by attending in
large numbers the school exhibitions and picnics;
but as liifse take place usually during
the same month, and many on thesnmo day, i
it is manifestly Impossible ror nun in ne prescut
nt. more than u half dozen of them in any
one year.
SCHOOL FL'XDS, EXPENDITURES, FISCAL YRAlt
iesi-35.
Teachers' salaries S37'!,'M0.M
Hent of .school houses S.KK&S
Repairs 5,7S1 . ).">
School furniture 2,9-J<!.10
Fuel, Ac 2,5Ml.i)2
Apparatus
I.ilirnry hooks
Purchase of sites 312.50
Buildinp school houses and outhouses
7,S."0.77
Salary ol School Commis-doner lU.0-t4.S01
Traveling expenses of School Com- :
inissloner : 2,*178.29 ,
Per diem of members of County !
Hoards of Examiners 000.001
County Normal Institutes 2,0!0..M)
Other purposes '1,')7C.79
Total ?125,?J0J.8S j
SCHOOL KUJfnS? ItECRlPTS FISCAL YEAH!
1 -SI 85?AHUEVILLE COUNTY.
Two mill tax $10.!)j0.0()
I'otl tax
Total amount raised during year 1->,"i*?.ii0 \
Halnnees iron) previous years
Total amount available lS.ltfl.H j
KOK THE STATE.
Total for the Stale $313,837.09
ToTA I. EN UOT.T.M KNT.
The number of public schools in the State,'
tho number ol'children, classified as white |
and colored, mate anil female, that attendedsaid
schools during the scholastic year 18:Sl>:
i. AHIIKVII.r.K COUSTV.
Number of public sehool.s 173 j
White males 1,W
White lenities 1..VI2?.*>,129
Colored males '2-,027
Colored females 2,234?1,21)11
Grand total ;
TOTAL SCHOOL CIIir.DKEN IN THE STATE. J
Number of public schools o.Otf)
White males +UMI
While females 84,123
Color ed males is,*jsk?
Colored females I.'!j
Grand total
The I.iffht Bins Hone Out of Their'
JIOIIKO.
l?led,on Thursday morning :il half-past nine !
o'clock, Nov. 'J.'illi, Louise Martha, only
dangliter of Mr. and Mrs. I!. K. l.caehsim, aged [
two years, one month ami twenty-seven days.1
When Just recovering front whooping cough
siie was seized with mea-lts, ami sunk under
its withering touch. Their little one, t ho j
liulit and joy of the household, is not. dead ;;
but asleep in Jesus. Mil}' Christ who has said
"Sutler little chlldien to come unto me." mis?.
tain them in their heavy Joss and atH'cMon,;
and t.eai'h them to say 'Tiiy will be Uune. 'i
Their liitlc darling is
"Safe In the arms of Jesus,
Sale on his senile breast,
There l>y His love o'er shaded,
Sweetly her soul shall rest.". 31. I
Information tor I.iiiij^raiits.
For th? Information of those people who
are anxious to leave our State and go to the :
so-called "Jruilful fields and pastures green";
of Texas we will give the following extract j
from an exchange in rcleivnco lo what is non
to '-e ssen out there.
' Thedestitution and sufl'erlng that has resulted
from the protiaeied drought In Tex.-|s !
is exciting 1110 syiliputliy mill < >
the charitably Inclined everywhere. A section
iif I ho I.ono star siiiie liiii) miles lomrund
miles wide was for (llleen monlhs without
rainfall enough to i|tteii<:h human lliiist, to
say nothing of nourishing the crop-*, :;i;d,
many of the mha.hitanls are without fooij,
save wluit is sent ti; thorn .from other state-..,
!:: addition to this IIm;i*o.*s no seed*!:rain in
the desohite section with which to provide for
luture crops."
County l'u5>er.
Ail verttier.
Jury and Witness tickets sell at so ets\ on
(he dolla r, the same tlsru ro th*y held when!
Meiievitl and his cohorts, manipulated coiiu*l
ty paper, 1
OUR RAILROAD CENTRE.
PP.OVIDENCE HELPS THOSE WHO HELP
THEMSELVES.
\ Plen to Hie Voters of Greenwood
Township, in nclialf of the Chester,
tirccuivoori and Abbeville
Ilailronri.
"Nothtns succeeds like success." J'ortunntely
for Greenwood, she has always been
very wise in her railroad undertakings, and
for the size of the town, most remarkably successful
In their accomplishment. Whatever
may be said of her want of harmony in other
respects, it is unquestionably true, that she
has been wise in projecting railroad enterprises
and most zealous and harmonious in
prosecuting tl?ein to successful issues. Advantageously
situated ou the ririge dividing
the waters of the Saluda and the Savannah
and alert to grasp every opportunity of time
and circumstance, she now possesses better
railroad facilities than any town of her size
in South Carolina. The citizens of the town!
and township enjoy with complacency the
fruits of a former communistic railroad investment
in the low price paid lor heavy
goods and in the enhancement of the price of
produce sold. Were it not for the A. & K. It.
It. the farmers of Greenwood township and
vicinity would pay one dollar more for every
barrel of Hour purchased and at the same
time get from two to four dollars less for every
bale of ewtton sold. These are startling
facts that can be verified by reference to the
books of any of Greenwood's older merchants.
It is a solid fuel, that the enhanced
price of the oats shipped from Greenwood in
lsS'2 amounted to more than the entire subscription
of Greenwood township through taxation
to the building ol the A. & K. K. It. If
tiiu burdens .7.';'':" 1uv.-501.-u u|wn w.o uu<7?..u ...,
llJC cotton shipped irom Greenwood in 1S79
had fallen upon I ho buy:"5 of the cotton shipped
from the same place this yem, IIlC {UUVr
cneeln money paid for same would have
amounted to'more than three per ccnt of the
taxable property of Greenwood township.
ftp<l think of thin?from ticenty-flce to thirty tlu inland
dollars saved in one year! Then cotton
sold from one and one-eighth of a ccnt to one
and a quarter below the price in Charleston,
now It brings from one-eighth to one quarter
of a cent of the Charleston price. Greenwood
will ship at least ten thousand bales this year.
VuleuhUe the difference and see the high and
glorious vantage ground upon which site
stands. Yet she is not out of reach of the
iron hand of monopoly. If success should
crown the efforts to place the Central and the
Clyde systems under one management our
advantages would be palsied by high freights.
But thanks to her locality and to propitious
circumstances, Greenwood Is offered u means
of escape from this contingency in the desire
of the t'ennsylvnnia Central and Kobinsou
systems to make shorter connections with
New Orleans and the South West vlaNorfork,
ltalelyh, Munroc, Chester, Greenwood. Abbeville.
Klberton, Athens, i&e. This will shorten
the distance several hours and at the same
lime avoid the danger of land slides on Airline
as well as the monotonous solitudes oI
the Const line. In this last age, "Time-Talks."
The road will ray and Greenwood will have
the advantage of better freights to Norfolk
and the North as well as from the West. She
will be accessible from aU points of the compass.
Business enterprises would seek her
locality. Already several are promised In the
event of success of the C. G. & A. R. It. Population
would be increased, schools nourish,
churches augmented, lands enhanced in value,
products of the farm find readier sale at
high and more remunerative price.5, more
avenues to employment opened up, and every
thing will put on airs of prosperity anil grow Hi ]
and Ihe hand of monoply will he powerless in
its efforts to blight. But this isat!ainable only
by a small-communistic investment in auoth
nf ?nn nml jl half mlils 11 Doll
our property for three years, which amounts j
to three-fourths of :i cent upon the avenue
acre of land or fifteen cents upon the hundred
dollars worth of low assessed property. After
that twenty-live cents upon the thousand dollars
wort ) of property. Any director can ex-1
plain this.
Hut some will say this Is a. private enter-1
nrlse and why build it with public money?
In view of the generalyood lo lie obtained und
also in view of the fact, that no person in
Greenwood is seeking personal emolument or
profit it is bound to be pronounced a public enterprise.
Jlesldcs. private enterprise is not
now equal to tlio emergency, hut consolidated
communistic effort can accompli-h success
without placing any appreciable burden 01
any one person. Every one will he taxed according
lo (Usability and every person will be
more benefitted than injured by the railroad.
It is more of an investment than a tax. Success
will give Greenwood her third great system
of railroad passing through her limit?
shorten the distance lo her court house and
add four thousand dollars to li e slate and
county taxes of the county by the four hundred
thousand dollars worth of foreign capital
passing through her limits. Aid tlie county,
aid Greenwood and aid yourself by helping in
this enterprise.
KATE FOWLER'S RAILROAD TOWN.
The Narrow Gaugre ? Short Crops ?
Fine Stock ? Personal# by the
Score.
Ninety-Six-. S. C.. Nov. 30, m.
No news of importance this week. Every
body grumbling about their short crop. It is
thought that not more than two-thirds of a
crop of cotton will be made. Jn (act it Is
nearly all gathered and marketed. No corn
and no grain sown. Indeed the thing looks
gloomy, but we must not sit down and wait.
.Mr. W. II. Fra/.ler will have his two stal
lions at Abbeville Court House Saleday in DefiMnher
seriminirLoi!, Jr. and .Sensation. They
nrc lino hor.-cs and persons interested In raisins
colts should examine lliein. Seaming ton.
Jr. Is a thoroughbred and Sensation Is a trotting
horse.
Mr. John McUowan and lady, of Lnnrcns,
who have hcen visiting Maj. Griffin's family,
worshipped at t he Presbyterian church In this
pirVcc on last Sunday.
The .voting ladies in the vicinity of Siinnm
I'aptist church will give a hot supper at tlie
church on next Friday night. The object of
the supper is to raise funds lor purely benevolent
purpos.-s. All arc invited toattend. You
will yet the worth of your money. Knjoy
yourself and contribute to a worthy object.
I send yon an advertisement this week from
Mr. \V. H. l-'iazier. Hn breeds none but the
best and his slock can be relied upon.
Mrs. J. 1'. Phillips is absent on a visit to her
parents in Orangeburg county.
Dr. E.G. Martin will not move to Woodruff,
but remain at Ninety-Six and practice his
profession, surgeon dentistry.
Cap'- M. Lipscomb and Mrs. T. C. Lipscomb
have returned from Atlanta, whither
they have been toer.rry the little child of the
former for medical treatment. W'eare glad to
" ' ">'? '- tit u-iio.se eves was alfec'.cd
has been much benefited.
The I lev. .Mr. Craig preached in (lie Presbyeriai.
chmvh Inst Sunday niorningimd night.
Tim liev. Mr. Meadow preaehed In ilie Mel hodist.
church in the afternoon of the same day. I
The worK is nearly all over ami the aeeust'lHied
iou'er basks in I ho sunshine, on the
streets of our <juiel little town.
(icneraj John H. Sample and son, of Greenwood;
passed through our town on lustMon |
day .;n their way to Edgefield eonnl.v.
Mwrii. I<. \!. Moore, Jus. lingers, Jr. nnd CI.
\V. t tltioiin, as eom mis-loners, laid oil' houic-1
striiil for \V. I> Merriwelher hist week.
Farmer Marshall H. Smith was in town a
few days sigo look ins after seed corn nnd improved
cotton seed for planting purposes. lie
is rather early. Ijii t it is never too soon or too
late lo do good.
The crop ol birds Is fine this fall, nnd the
Xiinrods numerous, hut none of tiiein will
give us a hicks of bird--'.
Maj. ImhicIic has some line frontiers to sell.
He says tliey are of the improved variety.
The stockholders and diiectorsof the liar
row gauge railroad will meet. at. this piaee on
lheStli of December for (lie transaction of importan
t inisiness.
Turkeys sue selling in this market at eight
cents per pound. A gres>t many have been
bought ami > hipped to other markets.
Thanksgiving parsed oil' quietly. Service.'
in the Methodist church. The stores generally
closed, and the town hud 1 he appearance o'
Sunday.
Mr. II. H.Turner will haven lot of fine Tennessee
hogs in town in a few days, ami, then,
I suppose, we will have the music of the
Mviuclh.
Mr. J. A. Slnartand wife, nf CirrenvHIe, are
spending a lew days with I>r. Sanders family
Mr. Thoir.as Alston, yf Charleston, son-in-law
of l>r. Sunders, and his u lie sire also there
The lioctor was very happy over havingnil o'
" trlili him on
Ills riiunrcii .inn ..
Thanksgiving day. The It:nc in seven
yen rs.
Willie I losers ha? aeeepled a posilion as operator
on tli?* .\u_'ii>la anil Knoxviile liailroad
hL V(.Tilery.
Turkey dinner is an every day oeeurrenee a
Hotel dc Turner. By the way, this Heonsid
ered "it" of the he:-1 hotels and eating house
from the hikes to Ihegnif.
Don't forget, to attend the entertainment at
Siloam on next-Friday nlKht. We will guarantee
that yon will enjoy yourself.
Mr. \V. I'euei was in town oil Monday on
his way to Columbia. U-VJii* END.
ALL THE NEW8 FEOM PEOSPEEOtJi
GEEENWOOD.
i
Sonlas Wlicat?BIs Hog*?The Rnll'j
mbiI ami the Tax-Payer*
Stoves Roasted Xegroc*
Christinns?Cupid's Darts Other
Matters.
OUKKNWOOD, S. u. Nov. 23,1&?6. '
The stores In town will bo closed on 'l'hurs- -j
day next. ' 3*?
We havehad fine raltw-and farmers who'
have not finished sowing Wlteat are artxitfus to
do so a? soon us possible. 1 : -s' ' " 2J
Mr. John II. Buchanan killed n hog <bne.
inornlna last week tint weighed three hundred
and sixty pounds net. Every familyshould
raise at least one or two hogs yearly.
This can be done without expenseas t'bewqste"
about almost any home would bo sufficient 3
food. ' f*
Miss Alice Boozer Is visiting relatives lit
Augusta.
Mr. II. P. Wilson, the polite telegraph open-"* * C;
atoi1 who has had charge of the Western lln^
Ion Telegraph office here during the last nix'
months lias jione to Columbia wh?re he wyt- ^
iip employed In the C. C. & A. R. R. office. Mr.
Wright of Bradley has taken his placu >; Vj
here. ' r* ^
Mr. J. P. Harkness of Due West was in
town yesterday.
A petition a^kine the County Commissioners -S
to allpw tills township the privilege of voting
a light tax In akl of the Chester, Greenwood C..
and Abbeville railroad is meeting with n<*
opposition whatever. Everybody realizes thd v,.\i
importance of the enterprise and are nob
willing to he deprived of the great advantages
that would naturally accrue lrom Its successful
consumtnai ion.
Mr. M. B. McGee of Walnut Grove wafl into
wn last Tuesday.- He brought to our mar;
ket several bales of the liuest cotton we huvd
scon tills season.
Miss Annie Reynold* and Miss Lcona Blako
are visiting friends In Winnsboro. They will i"
he nway two weeks or more.
xnel-'ema'c Colics."? has been well supplied
with coal-turning stoves which will be used
this winter instead of the open tire-places and
stoves that have been used in heating the T
room heretofore. The stoves were boagnt of ' . J
Mr .T_ \V. SDroles who nut thein in place a
few days since. " 1 \ &
On tlie sllll night nlr the Plaintive vWce ofthe
talented young man wno last July sanfc' " t
"Where is my girl to-night," may again bo
heard. , !
Mr. J. W. Hill Is still quite Bick. * ;< -t*' &
On account of the cold weather and Ihe fait- v
ure of the Baptist congregation to get the new1"
stoves wiitch have been purchased for their 'O
church Rev. Mr. Carter ncccplod an invitation
to preach In the Presbyterian cburch Ijftt .'*3
Sunday morning and evening. Tlie hovfce
was well tilled during both services'. "* * *4
On lust Friday while Jim Held and his wife, ' , .;&??
colored, who live on Mr. J. II. Oldham's place ,
near town were away from home their barn , '-i|
and one of their children about two years olcl '*
were burned up. Three small children were tvfi
left at home alone when one of them thought- J
lessly set flro to the barn merely to soo It*'
bum. The two older children- managed to''
keep at a safe distance from the flro leaving /vTfi
the smaller child In reach of the flames.
The Missionary Fair of the Methodist Sun- ?w!
day School on last Friday night was a perfect
success. The proceeds amounting to -fifty. er."
sixty dollars will be devoted'to foreign *' -?J
sions.
The young people of Buck Level had a very
pleasant and enjoyable social gathering at-- -Aj
the residence of Mr. B. O. Verrcll on lust Frl- ; v,
day night.
Seven thousand Ave hundred "bales of cotton
have been received here since the first of 'V,
September. This receipts lor this season will
be far in e'.ccss of that of any preceding season.
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As soon as the necessary arrangements can 3
be made Greenwood will have a bank. This '~j
is not asserted without foundation. Weknow
j whereof we speak.
Col. J. W. Minton of Texas visited our town . - a
a few days since.
Mr cir>(,rtn> >r. T?rown. son of Ex-Governor
Brown of Georgia was in town Inst Mondoy.
He Is a soliciting ugent for tlie W. & A. It. It. <
Cupid hns not been Idle io'Greenwood. Wo '
will report the result of tlie tender feeling.
I which he has kindled In two hearts soon.
General Bamberg of Allien nnd Col. L. W.
; Madd&n of Brunswick, G;i., have honored us
I with a visit.
. Religious services will be conducted by
Rev. W. A. Rogers in the Presbyterian church
: on next Thursday morning at eleven o'clock.
Contract for Building the \ew Malt. ;
College?Thanksgiving - - - Bntef-, ;
tainment?National Bank ? Agrl-,
cultural "Club?Splendid Frenchera-?Beautiful
Women?Squalling
Babies. ' {
Grse^vooi). S, C., Nov. 29,1SS6. '
Tlie bright days and healthy temperature
that we now have makes one feel quite cheerful
In spite of the "hard times" of which wo
have heard so much.
.Mr. Feaster Hawthorne, of Donalds, went*
through Greenwood on his way to Maltlund,
Florida, on last Wednesday.
i Miss Alice Boozer is now visiting relatives
In Alabama.
Mr. Joseph Tolbert, of Augusta, route Agent
I of ihe Southern Express Company 011 the Att*
i gusta and Knoxville Railroad, speirt a fev/;
days in towiT last week visiilug his mother. ;
M i s. s. K. Parks.
! Mr. J. \V. Wells has commenced the work of!
erecting the Male Collene building, the conI
Ixifltwr IwiAn M rtTfi Vflrul f.A him HV tllfi (li* ' . *JT
I rectors one day Inst week. The work will be, i
curried on as hastily ns possible.
! We now have a first-class market conducted
; by Mr. Sheppard; who supplies our town ev!
cry day with the choicest steak, muttou,
I pork, sausage, etc. lie supplies a long felt necessity.
Mr. J. W. Hill's many friends will no donbt
i be glad to !e?rn that be is again able to leav?
i his room, having almost fully recovered from
1 his recent illness. .
Mr. P. T. Pwyer and family, of Edgefield
county boarded the train here last Sunday
for Georgetown, Florida.
Miss .Sallie Donald, of Wllllamston, passed
through town last Friday on her way to Newberry,
where she will spend a month or two
with relatives. '
Thanksgiving was observed by our people'
in the orthodox manner. Turkey was tho
; principal dish in many houses and everyI
body seemed to observe the Holiday with as
| much pleasure as could the Puritan Fa'hers
' - " * - - IV. a hoi* f.tiwf:
r.ave enjoyuu iij? uoaluvuutu ,,, ,v.? .
Homes, two hundred years aso.
Another dramatical entertainment will bo<
given soon. Mr. A. Gage, who Is assisting
In tiic preparations-fi?r it, assures us that
the entertainment wilT be- equal, if not su-;
perior, to anything we-have had here this '
year. We will report the time for the play
| next week. .
Application has been made to the Legislature
to incorporate the Greenwood National
Hank. An institution of this kind is sadly1
needed by our business men, and no doubt- ? v
its originators will be handsomely rciuuiicrated
for their enterprise.
Miss Louise-OKI hain leaves to-d?y.fon Florida
where she will spend the greater part of
the winter. '
f The Greenwood Agricultural Club is a mod;
{ el organization of its kind. It will uo .rtoulj'v
be productive or' mach good If the valualuo
I suggestions and the good, practical, common
sense advice of I he members of I he club, Who
from long experience -and a knowledge of
chemistry, know the needs of our soil and
jlhehct manner of Improving it, arc only
adopti d by our farmers. The meetins of the
club on last Saturday was well attended and
by a unanimous vote it was decided to potl-i
lion the Legislature lo locate the Agricultural
College at this place should an appropriation
lor the erection of buildfnjrs and tho support
of an institution of that kind be made. ?> \
We are to have a circus here next Friday.
> Miss sallie MeGoe of Walnut Grove is visiting
her sister Mrs. .J. W. S proles.
Hev. W. A. Hogers and Mr. J. W. Sprolcs
arc the happiest men in town. Two buby
boys are now treasures in their homes. :
Miss Annie Keyiurtds, alter spending a
week or two in Winnsboro returned to-day. ..Mr.
J. S. Daly, of the Tribudc is visiting Columbia
and Augusta. MAC.
IT WAS NOT INTENDED F02 PUBLICATION
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It Hcnnt no IteHeetlon An n Competent
nixl ICftieient Teivelier.
I/ONG Cank Township, Xov. 21,1883.
We, the undersigned patrons of the Hock
spring school, did not Intend for our petition
to Mr. Mcilwain to be published in the /'rent
" w.fl,.,.. /
mil Humor, aim we tuu m>i< mvuu ?v?w- ,
I ion on the Uaelior.
\V. K. Mi'irlson, , -j
J. A. stcven.vn, u
W. K. lirtice.
R. II. Cochran,
0. A. Holts,
J..J. Dolts.
[Tlio petition above referred to, war hnmlortto
iis with the request to publish in l.lic I'rrvti
tint llunncr. This Is all that \vc know ot the
matter.?Kv. 1'. & I>.|
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