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The Press and Banner. ABBEVILLE, S. C. Wednesday, July 6,1887. THE MISSION OF THE PRESS. The Xnrsi> of Domestic Purity nn?l the tiiiartliau of Public Virtue? The Handmaid of ICeli^iou and the Bulwark of I.lber<y The Ureal E?lucator at the Flrenlde. tlie Market Place ami the Forttin. PREMIUMS TO BE AWARDED : 825 for the Best Essay or Story; 815 for tlie Second Best Essay or Story. The essays or stories tending to show? 1. The value of a proporly conducted press as a teacher and exemplar. 2. The moral obligation resting npon parents to furnish proper newspapers to their households. 8. Convincing arguments that money spent for newspapers is worth more to the genera) welfare of the family than any equal sum ol money spent for any other purpose. 4. Besides the above, any other thoughts or suggestions which may go to impress the people with the fact that the newspaper is scarcely less important to the family and the youth of the country than the school teacher and the pulpit orator. The undersigned deslrlr.g to give increased interest to the columns of tho Press and Banner, proposes to award the above named pre * * * Knc* notnv nr IlllUlTIB tO IOC D^Sl Hiiu acwuu w?v L.w,v __ story, upon the subject indicated. Awards will be made by a committee of three disinterested gentlemen. The essays or stories to be handed in by the first of September next, the writers giving assumed names, and keeping back their true names and places of residences until the awards have been made. This is to insure perfect impartiality In giving awards. The committee will have the right to withhold the premiums, If In their judgment the essays or stories fail to merit the prizes offered. All essays or stories submitted to be the property of the Press and Banner. Address PRESS AND BANNER, Abbeville, S. C. To the Public, Having sofd the name and good-wlli of the Abbeville Messenger to Mr. Hugh Wilson, o' the Press and Banner, the publication of the former paper has been discontinued. All unexpired subscriptions to theMessenger will be faithfully carried out by the Press and Ban ner, and that paper is commended to the former patrons of the Messenger. To my friends I desire to return my sincere thanks for the patronage extended to me in the nublicatlon of the Messenger, and for the course I have pursued in the conduct 01 mm Journal I have no apologies to make. Many are Indebted tome for subscription. Statements will be sent to all such. For 6ome time yet I will occupy the same office as heretofore, where I hope those Indebted to the Messenger will soon call and make settlement. Very respectfully, JAS. S. PERRIN. DEACONS IN THE CHURCH. Ordination Serviced, Presbyterian Church, 3r?l lnnt. Messrs. Allen Smith, Amos Moore, James Giles and George White having been elected by the members of the Presbyterian church to the office of Deacon, were solemnly set apart on last Sabbath. Dr. Wilson, the pastor, delivered an appropriate sermon, founded on the first six verses of the sixth chaptei of Acts. In his clear, forcible style, he portrayed the nature, design and duties of the Diaconate. lie called attention to the important fact that the original design of this office was to make provision for the poor. Willi earnest, glowing words, lie appealed to those who were about to be ordained to this responsible office to make it their business to seek o it tbe needy of thetiock, the widows In theii destitution and the fatherless clilldreu, and to see to it that, they be not allowed to suffer. He entreated tliem not to allow fhe reproach to rest upon the church, that its exercise oi ?? nlflMfiirdly in comparison oenevoiuuuc with that of the voluntary associations o.v i which the church In surrounded. With det-p feeling, a nil great. solemnity he asked: "What would be thought, what amazement would l>e created, were Christ on earth, If lie should b.; allowed to become the Inmate of a poorhouse? Ought one of his followers be permitted to find a home there? Did not Christ say : ''Inasmuch as yedid it not to one of the least of these, ye did it not to Me ?'' Doctor Wilson dilated very feelingly on this point. The matter evidently lay very near his heart. After the delivery of the sermon, the pastor summoned the Deacons elect to present themselves before the pulpit. The questions prescribed In the Form of Government of the Presbyterian Church were then propounded by Dr. Wilson, and having been satisfactorily answered, Messrs. White, Morse, Smith anil Giles were ordained "by prayer and the lay*'?the office of Deacon. ing on 01 uuuuo ? _ The pastor made the ordaining prayer, and their old pastor. Dr. Turner, by request, united in the laying on of hands. Dr. Turner then read the first thirteen verses of the third chapter of Paul's first / epiBtle of Timothy and made use of that pas ige in portraying the character of a good deacon. He seconded their pastor's touching appeal to them to take care of Christ's poor, and to remember His words : "The poor ye have always with you; Me, yo have not always." He alluded tenderly to the fact that he had known them all In early childhood, and stated that be esteemed it a privilege to be permitted to assist insetting them apart to I Mich an office In the church, as he had recent-1 tl, tjie ordination I ly been permmcu ? ? to the office of Ruling Klder of one, whom he had kuown In infancy; who had been led Christ under his Ministry: and who had been ordained by him to the office of l)encon, nineteen years ago. viz: Mr. L. W. White. Dr.-Turner closed with a brief charge to t) e newly ordained Deacons to be faithful in tl el performance of their duties and to prove to the world, as fur as their opportunities would admit, that the spirit of true benevolencc reigns in the church of Christ, and that it is not surpassed by that of any charitable association. He also gave a brief charge to the congregation, urging them to sustain their deacons In the performance of their duties and to be ready at all times to respond cheerfully to their calls for assistance. Notwithstanding the length of the services, the large congregation continued, still, attentive, and interested to the close. i ? GOOD WORDS OF GREENWOOD. Her People are "At Heme" nil Summer for the Reception of Guest*, no Matter Whether they Come on BuslneRS or Pleanure. (2Yews and Courier.) "No half-way dolns" will suit the people of Greenwood. Their hospitality to strangers Is unbounded, their hope and faith, their patriotism and valor, their energy and perseverance are the distinguishing characteristics which have made their beautiful town the envy of less prosperous communities. when they wanted a railroad to Augusta, they went to werk and built it. When they needed a college, they established it. In the fall, winter and spring the business of the place la large enough and active enough to keep every one employed. In the summer time, when the schools have been closed and the crops "laid by," Instead of running oil to the springs and seeking recreation in strange localities, the Greenwood folkR stay at home and invite the outside world to come to see them. They Intend to have a grand tournament and a base ball contest on Wednesday," July 20, which promises to eclipse all previous entertainments given at Greenwood, and to this great twin festival of chivalry and athletics they have Invited "the press of South Carolina and Georgia." The Hon. John C. Maxwell 1? r\t 1 lip nrpss Pnmmltt/in Thiute enough. The knights are brushing up their armor, and the base ball clubs are training for the contest. The rings taken and the runs scored on July 20 will be the leading features of an occasion which will bring "the whole country" together. Embroidered flouncing at 82.00 worth 82.50. W. E. Bell. Embroidered flouncing at 81.75 worth 82.25. W. E. Bell. Embroidered flouncing at 90c. worth 81.25. W. E. B?11 c.and 16%c. worth 20c. and 25c. W. E. Bell. Colored batiste and colored lawns at reduced prices. W. E. Bell. All over embroidery in white and tan at cost W. E. Bell. Parasols in colors at cost. W. E. Bell. Shade bats at 15c. ontrlmmed. W. E. Bell. GOING, GOING, GONE. Lniuln nml llouirs are Heine I>iiily Transferred to Now Owner*. Martha A. Drlnknrd to Snllle K. Thomas ITaeres, I6lh township, SUO, Novembers, 1X8(1. boumled by lauds of Kobort I'artlow, estate Isom MouHiet, Jno. T. haw ton, lteuben Scott ami others. Thomas Frith, Sr., to D. B. Cade, C 1-6 acres, 15th township, 8150, December 21,1SSB, hounded by Thomas Frith, .Sr., It. 1. Mack and Vienna Road. William Frith to r>. 15. Cade, 4 acres, 15th township, $li)0, January S, 1887, bounded by Win. Frith, Vienna ltoad and Savannah Valley Railroad. James L. Covin to Sallie E. Thomas, 11% acres, 15th township, 8140. December 1, 1S>6, on West side of Vienna Road. A, W.Jones. Auditor, to Wm. II. Ilrooks, 45acres, 82.35, March 17, 1SS7, bounded by L. W. Link and Calhoun Creek, sold at Delln inent I>nnd Sale, Mrs. M. P. Johnson, 11th township. M. M. Adamson, M. I. Adamson, M. C. Kellar, S. C. Walker, legatees of estate J. R. Adamson, 74)4 acres. 9th township, , March 17,1887, bounded by Mrs. Mary Bradley, J. 11. Drennan,S. O. Young, and estate land undivided. James M. Latimer to Mrs. E. J. Latimer, 455 acres, 13th township, , February 17, 1887, bounded by L. J. Arnold, W. L. Bowman, J. T. Latimer. J. F. Livingston, Executor, to J. H. Latimer, 243 acres, 15th township, 8873.75, October 29,1886, bounded by J. H. Latimer, \v. P. Kennedy, A. K. Watson and Charleston Road. J. N. Young to Henry P. McGee, 2 lots, 5th township. 8100, March 15,1S87, bounded by J. X. Young, Baptist church, and Krskine College, containing 4,752 square feet. The other lot bounded by Ellis Bros, J. N. Young, and known os the Brsklne College lot, containing 4,950 square feet. Cyrus H. McCormlck, Jr., to A. JaneSearles, 1 lot, 16th township, 810, January 7, 1887, known as Lot No. 3 in Block M, in town of McCormick, fronting on Pine Street and running back to alley. Berry Deason to N. G. Brown, 134% acres, 16th township, 8800, January 19,1SS7, bounded j by Berry Deasou, Mrs. E. A. Searles, and Mrs. Hanvev. Jno. Wllkerson to Sarah W. Wllkerson, 1-5 interest in lot, 8th township, 875, December 30,1886, bounded by Gen. P. H. Bradley and A. & K. Railroad, known as the Ella Pounds Place, (one-fifth undivided Interest. J. C. Kluuh, Master, to J. H. Hudson. 133J< acres, 7th township, 81,066, February 8, 1887, bounded by Thomas Riley, Peter Lomax, Cnrltall Creek, Tolbert and others. ! L. A. Hall to John A. Crawford, 63 acres. 18th township, 8300, March 19, JK87. bounded Fanny Crawford, John A. Crawford, and by Ward'8 lioad. Jno. A. Crawford to R. W. Crawford, 63 acres. 13th township, 8300, March 19, 1887, bounded by Fannie Crawford, Jno. A. Crawford, and by Ward's Koad. R. C. Calhoun to Joseph Bowen, 22]/? acres, lath township, $100, March 10, 1887, bounded by Caleb Cade, James T. Hester, said land havlngbeen surveyed in 1874 by J. A. McCord. Robt. Nichols to R. M. Melllcan, 56 acres, 3rd township,$150,Septembers, 1886, bounded by W. C. Martin, Mary Simmons, and C. & G. Railroad. ? Mrs.L. M.Coleman to Mrs. R. E. Oldham, l4 interest 95 acres, bounded by lands of Bennett Reynolds, Crews and others, one-half mile north of Greenwood, 3rd township. FOLLOWED UP AND SHOT TO DEATH. After (he Dead Mnn Had Been Shot and Had Run Into the Court House for Safety, he wan Again Shot Through nn Open Window ?Prompt Application for Bail?> Defence, Justifiable. Augusta Chronicle. Laurens, s. c., July 4.?Rufus L. Bishop rtroK Bhrkt hsvp this mnrnliicr bv John D. She han. Bishop died in fifteen' minutes. Shehau immediately surrendered himself to the Sheriff. The difficulty originated from the settlement of a store account or. Inst Saturday. Bishop called Shehan "a house-burner and the This language was communicated to Shehan. On yesterday (Sunday)Slieahan wrote a note to Bishop demanding him to retract the language. Bishop reftxse<i to retract and said he would kill Sheahan. This was communicated toSheahan. This morning about 9 o'clock John D. Sheahan was standing in front of the Court House, out of which Bishop came with his coat on, and without any signs of being armed. Sheahan tired four shots in rapid succession at Bishop, one or two shots taking effect in Bishop's person. Bishop ran into the office of Clerk of the Superior Court, Faying, "he has shot me," and uttering cries of distress, went into the back apartment oj the Clerk's office; Sheahan followed him on outside of office, and shot at him twice through the windows; Bishop then ran into the office and fell. Eugene sheahan lias beon arrested as aider and abettor. Ntws and Courier. On last Sa4urdny evening Rufus L. Bishop and Joint I). Sheahan had a difficulty, Bishop using some very insulting language, saying among other things that Sheahan was a thief, &-<*., and hired n negro to burn out Waterloo. The police arrested Bishop and the matter dronned. J. F. Thompson says that Utshoucursed Sheahan in his presence and said lie would shoot his (.Shealian's) heart out. These threats were made known to Sheahon and hence the shooting. Dr. lloozer, the coroner for the county was telegraphed for. lie came up and empanelled a jury of inquest, who brought In a verdict that the deceased, Hufus L. Bishop, came to his death from tlu* effects of a pistol shot wound at the hands of John IX Sheahan. Johnson & Ridley and 15aii & Watts have been retained as counsel for the accused and will at once apply for bail. The defence claims that the shooting was Justifiable and so speaks public sentlmeut. SHOT LIKE A DOG. lias a Poor Foreigner any Right* which a "Man of Mean*" Should Respect Shall now ?ee IT Spartanburg JuricM will Enforce the V.awN. Spautanburg. 8. C., June 2S.?The jury of Inquest brought in a verdict to the effect lliat the man " Dutchman" (or "Dutchy'") us he is called, and whose real name Is J ullus Met/kia came to his death at the hands of Turner, who Is a man of means. Dutchy had been in his employment for some time. The ditliculty arose on Sunday morning in a settlement over SI 03, Turner, it is said, attempted to strike Dutchy with a piece of scant ling, and a broadaxe, but was disarmed by Dutchy, who made no use of the advantage thus gained. In the afternoon, Dutchy and several others were standing near the storehouse, when Turner approached and entered the house. Dutchy remarked that he would go over and see If Turner would settle, and, as he approached the house, got into a conversation with Turner through a window. In a few moments Turner reached down, picked up a shotgun and, Just as Dutehy turned, fired the contents into his head, completely tearing off the upper portion of the skull. A STATE LITERALLY BURNING UP. PnNturen Brown anil Forext Troe* Leaflets --- Crops Destroyed and Woods Ablaze Drinking Water Polluted. Chicago, July 1.?a local paper says: >o such drought as now prevails has existed In Illinois and Wisconsin for many years. The roads are ankle deep with dust, pastures are brown and leaves on the forest and shade trees shrivelled up and each hot breath of air from the horizon drives them away in showers. Creeks have run dry and water In large streams is at a lower stage than was ever known before. Tber& has not been a soaking rain in this Dart of the country since March. Two showers in April aild one each in May and June had but a temporary effect 011 the crops. Stunted yellow spears bending disconsolatory over Immense beds of dust are the only evidence that farmers sowed auy corn this year. Tlie leaves of the trees arc falling off, and fruit which promised to be plenty is wrinkled and dried to the stem. Raspberry bushes look as though they were producing a crop of shots so infinitely small and hard are the berries. The drought has become so terrible that public prayers are being offered. Fences along the roads and the dead walls of villages are plastered with huge bills calling for special services at the district school-houses and churches. Fires are burning in the woods, and pastures for miles around are scorched. Farmers have lost many cattle in these fires, which seem to spring up in a dozen places at once. Reports from all parts of Henry and adjoining counties tell of intense suffering from the drought. Drinking water in many towns have been polluted, while beds of creeks are covered with decaying lish. The drought in the northern and central tiers of counties of Illinois is not auy more serious than It Is in Wisconsin. The Badger State Is literally burning up, and fruit and crops are nearly destroyed. Reports from Northwest Iowa state that the drought bas been brokeu. Special Bargains. For the month of Juno I will offer some special bargains. W. E. Bell. Double width dress goods at 49c. worth UOc. W. E. Bell. Double width dress goods at 29c. worth 35c. W.E.Bell. Single width dress goods at 20c. worth 25c. W. E. Bell. Single width dress goods at 17c. worth 22%c. W. E. Bell. Single width dress goods at 12V?c. worth 15c. W. E. Bell. Lace flouncing at 75c. worth 90c. W. E. Bell. Laoe flouncing at 50c. worth 60c. W. E. Bell. Lace silk flouncing at 81.25 worth 81.60. W. E. Bell. fnr iijn vmmgiw>o IDUE WEST'S GREATEST DAY. * . T1 Erskine's and Ervine's Annual Fes4Jtto1 nf T.oHoro MllQlV. I ^ 11V (II l/l XJUOOUlOj iaw;ivj and Song. fr fu 'Due West Colleges The Pri<le of South M Carolina?the Crowuiny dlory i>i i>i of Abbeville County. ^ Ml w COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES WHICH \l WOULD REFLECT CREDIT ON ANY INSTITUTION IN THE T; SOUTHERN STATES. (h qi m An Immense Gathering of tlie flout pi ? People from Every Section of Alt* sj beville County, While Distill- lc Kiiislied Vlillon from Abroad tc Lend the Honor of Their Pros- ^ ence. ^ ?. Minute Details of a Most Splendidly Ar- v ranged Programme, In Which Coronaca, c Due West, Erwln, Abbeville and Other ( , Places Bear off Honors. Due West, July 4, 1837. 11 Line upon line, sentence upon sentence, b parngrnpn upun purugru|ju, uim ....... column linve been penned and printed, in ^ years past, concerning the things thnt have 1 been done, the words that have been spoken, G the beauty and the loveliness of the ladlus, the manly and brave looking men, the beantilul essays of the "sweet girl graduates," the Q| oratory of the young men, and the wisdom t( and eloquence of the distinguished gentle- ?j men from abroad who annually address the large crowds that attend with so much regu- w larity these feast days In our Colleges as each u succeeding anniversary returns. No paper In the State has been more liberal st In devoting space, time, money and talent to ^ this praiseworthy work than the Abbtvillc (^ Prest and Banner, and oceaus o/ good will a; and seas of gratitude should flow, and do flow S1 from tlio friends of these institutions to that fp most popular periodical for the devotion It tl has held and still holds for these colleges. 11 In view of the fact that so much has been said In years a^one, it will not be thought lm- G proper to abbreviate the account of the Coinmencement this year, and we will do so with- y out apology. The programmes themselves are sufficient evidence that the occasion Just in nil roannpts nnuu.1 to an_v In the n history of these Institutions. But we take up ti the report where we left of!' last week, and Sl say something of what was done on iJ s< . c CUSS DAY TUESDAY AFTERNOON .A I] INTERESTING PROGRAMME OF EXER G CISES AT PHILOMATHEAN HALL. a a n The Pant, Present and Future of Each t< Member of the Class Is Given in n ? Lively Style. At four o'clock the Class Day Exercise wok .. held in the Phllomathcan Hall. The public '' hud been invited and a lurgo audience wa? K present. Mr. I). G. Phillips presided and SI opened the exercises by a brief address of tl welcome in which he Rpoke of the object and n appropriateness of a Chiss Dayexcrcl.se which P Is fast becoming uopulur in all colleges. The class historian, Mr. R. A. Lee, in giving a brief account of the past and present, of the 01 class, amused the audience very much In his estimate of the size, weight, age, gastronomic K ability and social and matrimonial inclinations of each member. Their niustaeliele.su st condition, with their at tempt to remove this L tills cause for disrespect, was also ulluded to. U Mr. R. L. Grlcr. the class orator then addressed Ills class and said many things worth rcinem- d< berlnir. His assertion that labor, no matter ni how menial, is honorable, is especially worth:- h< of the consideration of those who prefer gen- w teel poverty, sometimes bordering on starvntlon, to honest toll. A poem was read by Mr. 1? J.P.Knox. This was a composition of merit, I showing that the author has poetical talent iH as well as a rich vein of humor and wit. Itj was listened to and appreciated by the audi-i ence being one of the most attractive of tlx-1 exercises. Mr. J. II. Moiratt, "The Prophet,'" U in forecasting the future of the different i members of ills class, predicted that flv-2 would prcach the gospel and for their services rccelve a yearly salary of three hundred dol- G lars, If the crops were good : and tho largo amount of Ave bushels of potatoes and a "house-warming," wucn me crops jaueu. .a fenr that one of the five may die by drownln was expressed. The destiny of the gentle- < man from Augusta, Ga., is awful to contemplate. He will soon be engulfed in the abyss ot matrimony where there is curtain lectures and wleldlug of broomsticks. The horoscope of the remaining soven was somewhat uncertain, but honor and fame as presidents, senators and diplomats was seen an.I J" predicted. This exercise was one of t ho most. < attractive features of Commencement week. 01 in tl l? TUESDAY NIGHT IN LINDSAY HALL. b, THE YOUNG MEN CONTEST IN GENEROUS U RIVALRY IN DECLAMATION AND C ESSAY READING. tc H V Tlie Yonne Gentlemen Encode In n ? % Generous Contest for the Honor* of their ClaMNes?Declamation nnd Essay Reading:?Coronaca conies oir Victor. lf As the twilight began to hover over the town many people were seen wending their way to the Llnustiy Hall, and at eight o'clock r3 the excrclsos were opened with prayer hy Ilev. C. B. Betts, of lilchburg, H. C',, and the Cf following prograine distributed: CONTEST IN DECLAMATION.?SOPHOMORES, ,, M The Funeral of Stonewall Jackson?W. W. ^ Bradley, Troy, S. C. Heroes Die: Heroism is Immortal?K. H. w Henderson, Corouaca, S. C. CONTEST IN ESSAY HEADING.?.TtTNIOKS. d< Chivalry and Its Influence?It. G. Brics, pi Woodwards, S. C. The Puritan?On America.?Oliver Johnson, p. Due West, S.C. 1' Alumni Address?Prof. W. M. McCuslai. Pickens, S. C. *1 The first four exercises were of especial in- I) terest to the members of the literary societies and to all who felt an interest in either, being a contest for excellence in the Soph> ?>? more and Junior classes by representatives Ci fiom each society. Each member acqulttcd himself creditably; and lhe audience showed their appreciation by good attention, and l y numerous bouquets and hearty applause. On the next evening it was announced that the committee ot decision had rendered their judgment in favor of Mr. Henderson and;*0 Mr. Johnson. The defeated may console iar themselves with the thought that the opinion of the minority i6 not to be disregarded, ~ though the majority rules. These honors were equally divided between the societies.1^' Dr. Grier then introduced Prof. McCaslat), (J President of the Laureus Female College, | who was greeted with rounds of applause. Mr. McC'aslan delivered his speech with force I u and energy carrying conviction with every *> thought. Some one said of it: "This address ! was full Of eood Kfiisp iiml ions, m il not wanting in beauty of language aid: style." He spoke about thirty-five minutes, I wi receiving excellent attention all the while. tri To the victor the spoils, and so to MeCaslnn 1 pc some beautiful bouquets, which, we conjee-1 ' ture, be appreciated no less than those he re-jne ceived when be spoke at the Junior exhibi-jgi Hon, somewhere in the (titles. ] ce Tiio marshals were very nttentlve nnd'co active but wc think they should not move >1 about the aisles and particularly on the ros- ' trum, while some one is speaking, unless pi compelled by some necessity. tli The audience hastily dispersed seeking re- ao pose for the pleasures of the morrow?t he old M people sleeping because it was bedtime, and dy the youug for beauty, but all because they 1 needed it and couldn't stay awakeany longer, th 'EDNESDAT--COMMENCEMENT DAY. HE GRADUATES OF ERSKINE COLLEGE? THE ANNIVERSARY OKATION. 11 Immense Company or Rcmitifnl Women mill Hnmlsoine Men AsNcmltlc to Hour tlic Speeches. 15y the time the town was fairly aroused om "tired nature's sweet restorer," and liere tlie niornlnt; meal had been entirely finlied, our iriends from the country, from ev y section of the county, and visitors from HTOunu:ug ami unjoining counues were i? t seen com in:; in on horseback, In wagons, uggies, carriages, pluetons, ami every conjivatile kind of conveyance, and such a owd! It lias been said that over one thouliid horses and nearly live thousand persons ere on the grounds by noon. Py 8o'clock ic Lindsay Hull was full, and by 0 o'clock it us jammed?rostrum, seats, window sills, isles and nailery. On the i ostium were :on-s of distinguished gentlemen of different rofe.ssions?ministers, lawyers, judges, pressors, edltors,doctors, &c., from as many difrcnt counties. Delightful music, furnished by thoMagill 11 art cite, greeted the ear, and favorably anon need that the exercises has begun. ATt er rayer by the Rev. , six of the gradates of Ersklne College delivered their leeches, as indicated on the programme be>w: An Ideal for Our Life?J. H. Cochran, Ilnnirsvllle, N. C. The Czar and His Empire?U. L. Grler, Due ,'est, S. C. The Jean De La Howe lJequcst?J. K. Hood, ue West, S. C. Our Southern Heroes?J. P. Knox, HuntersI lie, N. (,'. Tlie Orient?U. A. Lee, Due West, S. C. Burns as a Poet? W. 1'. Lowry, Due West, 8. Anniversary Oration?lion. v.. II. Urawley, harlcston, S. ('. .Social Utopias?"\V. C. McGcc, Undoes, H. C. Monuments to Our Dend"-J. It. Miller, Hock [111, H. C. Is there Hope for Erin?J. H. Mofliitt, Richnrg, S. C. Our Heritage?H.O. Phillips, Louisville, On. Specialism?H. II. ltobison, Cotton Plant, [iss. The Power of Song?J. S. Sibley, Augusta, a. The anniversary orator for the day was ton. Wm. II. Brawl ey, of the city by the sen, hose fame as a lawyer and a brilliant man f letters created p. desire in the hearts of all ) hear him at thin time. He spoke of the soul status and the changing conditions of soal life In this country, and Ills address Is Ifjhly spoken of and appreciated by tliose ho heard it, and he has added more laurels > his name. After the refreshing dinners thnt were scat>red about over the campus and furnished in aperabundance and rich profusion in the omes of this hospitable people had been disussed, and of which each one had taken nan turn svffleio, the vast assemblage gathered rr.iln In tliu I,,ill tr> lloloi. In His ronmlnlnii peakers. The orations of each one were well repared, well delivered, and well received, hey wore evidences of hard study, deep lought and untiring perseveruncc, showing lat the diplomas which were so soon to be laced in their hands had been worthily won. The Baccalaureate by President W. M. irler, D. 1)., was Just such as he only can dever?full ol pathos and beauty, and replete ith good advice and fond anticipations for lie future of the young gentlemen. The announcement of distinctions and de Very of the medals Is always looked forward 'ith interest, and tio less so at this time. In le Senior class each Professor awards adis .notion In his own department, and therenit was as follows: Mental Philosophy?First distinction, It. A. ice; second, W. C. McGor. D. G. Phillips. Astronomy?First distinction. It. A. Leo: i'ootid, II. II. ltobison, \V. McGee, J. B, rich run. German?First distinction. It. A. Lcc; sec nd,]>. G Phillips. English Literature?First distinction, R. A ee; second. \V. C. McGre. French?First di.-tincllon, J. II. Mofl'att, R, .. Lee; second, I). G. Phillips, W. C. McGee. Chemistry and Geology -Fiist distinction, r. II. Robiaon; sccond, R. A. Lee, \V. C. Mc ee. In the Junior class studies in all the room? re combined and the first distinction for best vavage scholarship was awarded to E. L. eld: the second to C. A. Sim on ton. The contest lor the Greek medal Is limited icdals were won by K. L. Iteid of the Junior ass and It. 15. Wilson of the Sophomore loss. The Greek medal In Hie Freshman class, mi ted to that class, was awarded to David :err. This medal was handed to Itev. Dr. loan, as the one who had been as a father to lis worthy young man, whose decease we nw ?<> deeply mourn, and to whose virtues resident Grler so feelingly alluded. The contest for the medal in Latin is open > Junior, Sophomore and Freshman classes, nd was awarded to E. L. Held. The medal in oratory was awarded to J. P. nox of the Senior class. In mathematics the contesi, is open to all .udents, and the distinction was given to E. . Kohl and C. A. Si icon ton; lionoruble men011 of 1.1. Canterbury. The past year there were ninety-two stupnts enrolled <ii the college, and for gentlclanly bearing and politen?*sn they have not een excelled within the knowledge ol the riter. The degree of A. M. was conferred by the oard of Trustees on l'rof. J. H. Hicham and 1*. Held, Principals of the Gastonia (X. C.) igh school. EMALE COLLEGE COMMENCEHENT. ALAXY OF BEAUTY, GRACE, AND FEMALE LOVELINESS. liolce INsnytt, Cliariuiit ? Sones, Doll#li(l'ul Music, XaniCMor tlic Sweet Girl <>r?lnutc?. The commencement ??f the l)uc West Felaic College look place, :ut(l i;ol vvitiistandiii^ ic fact I lull scores and hundreds had return1 to their respective homos, many, very mny remained, and many inoro came In, so ml the hull was rellllt d i>y an nudlence 1111mifortably sandwiched lonj; before the hour ir the exercises to benin had arrived. The mgramme will tell qur.u inimUely what was imo: Anthcin?Glorin in Kxeclsis?L. L. Fuqnn. l'rayer, by ISev. 10. L. ration, L.L. 1). Salutatory?Miss Mamie Madden, Winn?zro, S. Wedding March?(Lohengrin)?Ins. Quar tte?Ml?ses Lee, Hrlce, J. and M. Krwin. Serenade?(U lover)?'Vocal Duette?Misses .iwnn and Lindsay. Mnrcbn des Konlnes?(Hitter)?Ins. O.unr stte?Misses Mitchell, Simpson, Pearson'unci rock. When the Robins Nest Again?(Howard)? oeai Snlo? Miss Lizzie Martin. Va'se?(Liszt)?Fattst. Ins. Solo, with acc'in Miss Mamie Lindsay. Ripe Strawberries?(II. Smart)?Chorus. Fen del Hal, with ob igato?(Hclir)? twelve ands? Misses Henderson, Pugli, Mattox, rennnn, K. and N. Scoi t. The Last. Hose of Summer?(Herz)?Ins. Soi?Miss Holle Ncel. Non e' Ver?(Mattel)?Vocnl Solo?Miss Llti Cowan. Sans Sonet? Ins. Galop?(Ascher)?Miss MaPeaison, with acc'in. Is my Darling True??(C lifts. E. Pratt)?Voil Solo?Miss Lizzie Pierce. Impromptu Polhft.?(Wollenlinnpt) ? Ins. Ith acc'm?Misses Krwin and Whitesldcs. On Mossy Hanks?(Gilbert)?Quintette? ilsses Mikcll, Sease, Simpson, Power and rhite. Carnival do Venice?(SchulhoQ')?Ins. Solo itii acc'm?Miss Macie Price. Jack and Jill?(L. L. Fnqua-C'horus. Alumdie Kssay?Miss Mamie Wick 11 tie, Anjrson, S. C. Rondo Capriocioso?(Mendelssohn)?Trio? lano?Misses McDavId and Krwin. Waiting?(Millard)?Vocal Solo?Miss Marie swer. Grande Concert Polka?(Wallace)?Duo? isses Homier and Hood. Life's Dream is O'er?(S. O. Pratt)?Vocal uett?Misses Pierce and Martin. Selection?Vocal Solo?Mad'm Fuqua. Quadrilles Inferno ? (Schubert) ? twelve uids?Misses Cowan. Hood, lirock, Martin, irroil aud Duftie. Mnrinmiinn ? (('ottni l) ? VoCfll Solo?MiSS e David. Love's Chain-(I- L. Fnqan)?Vocal Duett? id'in Puquaand Miss Edwards. In Memory of Miss Millie llnddon? Now I ly Me Down to Sleep?'.Chiulwlck)?Quartte?Messrs. Edwards, Ross, \V. P. Wldeman id Dr. V'ldeinan. Vaise?(Wleniawski)?Ins. Solo with acc'm Miss Susie I.ee. A Concert Manager In Despair?Comic?(H. evens) ? Mad'm Fuijuh, Miss Edwards, essrs. Wideman, Edwards, Iloss, and Dr. ideman. Distribution of Medals and Prizes. Valedictory?JIlss Emma Perrin, Abbeville, Graduating Chorus. (Arr. by L. L. Fuqua.) Diplomas delivered. We need only say tliut the commencement is n grand success, predictions to the coniiry, and the one day loss feature is giving srfcct satisfaction. The rostrum was covered with the lovelies and beauty of the youthful college rls and the walls around made a maKUlflnt art enIIcry, the work of the pupils of the Ucge under the skilled and tasteful artist, Iss Anna Young. Hie music, bulli Instrumental and vocal, as ! veil by the young ladies was suflleient proofj at they had been carefully trained by the! compli.shed M adam Fuqua, Mrs. Hon nor, I Iss Mel (avid, Miss Crosby and Miss Kenne-| We can n?.t partleulaiize, but must say at some of the solos were exquisite, and the! ??? rendition of the "Concert Manager's Troubles" wits pur excellence, culling fortli loud and prolonged applause. The salutatory or Miss Mamie Madden, of Winnsboro, S. C? was read In a clear, ringing voice l?y Dr. L. P. Kennedy, ihe Alumnie Kssuy of Miss Mamie Wieklifi'e, of Anderson, S. by Hev. Dr.(irier,mid tlic valedictory of MIsh Emma Perrln, of Abbeville, H. C., by Hon. J. S. Colli rail, who ntterivnrds made ?i few tender and touelilng remarks, In imrl to President Kennedy, and in part to I lie young lady graduates,of whom tliereare thirty, viz: Miss Essie Pelts, Kichburg, S. C. Miss Jessie T. Hon nor, lJosebud, Ala. Miss Carrie Jtoyce, (jasionia, xv. u. .Miss Mary A. Brlcc, White Oak, S. C. Miss Ella Carroll, \ orkvlllc, S. (J. Miss Lllla L. Cowan, Due West, S. C. Miss 10 u la Dale, Allen ton, Ala. Miss Addie 1). Drennan, Kielibnr?, R. C. Miss Annie IHtflle, Columbia, 8. C. Miss H. Ellen Edwards, Due west, S. C. Miss Jennie Erwln, Erwln's P. <).. S. C. Miss Mary M. Erwln. Erwln's P. O., S. C. Miss Mamie Hearst, Verdery, S. C. Miss Sallie 10. Kennedy, Due West, S. C. Miss Nannie B. Lathan, Due West, S. C. Miss Susie M. Lfe, Due West. S, 0. Miss Mnniic S. .Lindsay, Chester, S. C. Miss Mamie Maddnn, Winnsboro, S. C. Miss Carrie E. Mafl'ett, Silver St.reet, S. C. Miss Lizzie M. Martin, ltlehbnrg, S. C. Miss Mary White Pearson, Due West. S. C. Miss Emma C. Perrin, Abbeville, S. C. Miss Lizzie R. Pierce, Clay Hill, S. C. MissSunle Pressly, Hanesville, Miss. Miss Sallie O. Pngh, Prosperity, S. O. Miss M. Eliza Scott, Yorkvllle, S. C. Miss Nannie O. Seott, Vorkville, S. C. Miss Sallie ?. Sitton, Due West. S. C. Miss Susie W. Whltesides, Richburjj, S. C. Miss Jnnle M. Wideinan, Due West, S. C. Miss Emma Perrln's essay was a most cx-| cellent piece of composition, JJeautiful in expression, touching In thought. It was a credit to the head and heart of its fair anthor. BEARING OFF THE HONORS-NAMES OF THE WINNING LADIES. I'rizoN nml MoiIhIn nrc Awnrded Tor the Noxt Itviunr kiiltle Proficiency in llic Similes, tm<I Excellence of Conduct. The prizes and medals were next awarded, as follows: Punctuality?A prize wns ofrereil to any young lady who discharged every school duty during the scholastic year. This Included regular attendance at every roll call, church, walking, dictation, recitation, meals, study hours, practice, calisthenics and prayers. This prize was awarded to the following young ladles: Miss Mary Krwln, Miss Mamie Lindsay, Miss Susie Leo, Miss Mamie Madden, Miss Eliza Scott, Miss Nannie Scott, Miss Mattle Caldwell, Miss Susie Muttox, Miss Su' die Shannon. 1 Rules.?A prize was offered to every young lady who would keep all the rules of the college, punctuality included. A young lndy nmy take this prize, however, who falls in ! punctuality on account of serious sickness. One young lady claimed this prize?Miss Jeunle Erwln. As she stood ulone, instead of a prize, a gold medal was awarded to her. Miss Kmina Perrin and Miss Lizzie Pierce also received each a prize for keeping the rules, but on account ol sickness they had failed in ' punctuality. Mrs. Honner offered two medals to her mu1 sic pupils, one for the best execution of scales and the other ior the best execution of exercises. The first was awarded to Miss Nannie ' Hood, the second to MissZula Brock. ; Mrs. Fuqua offered a medal for the best results obtained from the hard practice of studies and pieces. This was awarded to Miss Ma' cie Brlce. Miss McDavid a medal for the greatest num1 ber of good lessons in scales and exercises. This was awarded to Miss Jennie Erwln. Miss Clarke a medal for the best essay written in the Junior class. This was awarded to Miss Cora Dominiuk. Miss Clarke a prize In Latin, for the best > recitation. This was awarded to Miss Susie Lee. Miss Crosby a medal for the greatest progress in technical work. This was awarded to Miss Susie Lee. Mrs. Kennedy offered two prizes In mental arithmetic. These were awarded to Miss Mut1 tie Caldwell and Miss Marie Power. Miss Anna Young offered a medal for the 1 best work in painting. This was awarded to Miss BessieMltchcll. Favorable mention was made of Miss Marie Power. The Baccalaureate by President Kennedy ' wus one of Ibc best effort# of Ills life, listened to with rapt attention, and In which he referred very feelingly to the severance of his relationship with the college, expressing the be; lief that a brighter future awaited it.. The roll of the college shows that 189 pupils, haveatteuded Its sessions the past year, una the efforts ot teachers and pupils have been crowded with success. ? IN THE ART DEPARTMENT. Kricr Mention of a few of the ninny Notable Specimens of Paintings lvliicli were-oil Exililtlftn. Any account of commencement without a description of the Art department would be unjuat and incomplete. , The skill with the pencil and the crush which Miss Anna Young, the proficient head of this department has acquired, is recognized by all those who see her pictures. After a course of study In the Female College here, she matriculated under Northern msisters. The beautiful dee' orations of tlio stage with paintings and drawings was the handiwork of her pupils, i Taking a birds-eye view of these we were struck with the following: "Yosemlte Valley." This beautiful painting of considerable dimensions would not faii to attract the atteution of the most cureless observer. 'Die granito walls, towering peaks, and huge trees of California, rise in such natural beauty and grandeur from the canvas, as to divest one of the thought that it is a work of art, and not nature itself. Miss Bessie .Miicnen m me rxt'cuuon 01 i ins, mm h pmini of "Mavcehal Noil Roses," has exhibited remarkable skill, nud showed herself worthy of the medal which was awarded lier. On one side of the picturc just mentioned hung a mild summer sunset In "White mountains," on the opposite, and in striking contrast "ilui'KCSchmeide in Winter" where house-tops, trees and ground were covered with snow, beautiful and natumi as depicted in nature. These pictures wore executed respectively by Miss Mary I'earson and Miss Corn Haddon. Two other paintings by the same young ladies would not be passed unnoticed, viz: "Fremont Peak" and "Summer in the Alleghanles." Miss Perrln, Miss Noel and Miss Martett displayed talent and skill in the execution of smaller paintings though none the less beautiful, viz: "Scene on tlie Rhine," "Tell's Cliai el," "Blarney Castle" and other smaller sketches. The young ladies in "Pocoratlvo Painting" had much that was attractive ami pretty In the way of panels, plaques, scarfs, lambrequins, Ac. A. pair of tenallne vases by Miss Sunie Pressly wore exquisite. From the paintings, we pass to the crayon drawings, all of which were specimens of progress and skill. Landscapes nud tlgnre subjects composed the lot. A portrait by Miss Marie Power oi her mother, Is worthy of special notice, not. only as a specimen of complete finish, but also as a perfect likeness. J lit? VI 1>I1C bWW vt/lirgvr IIV.1V. mtiv never been more fluttering. The crowd at the last com men cement being dense unci enthusiastic, If a little crowded. The cxpcctution is Hint the institution will open another year with flying colors. In the Female College the solid nnd experienced Mrs. L, M. Bonner will be the able brad, nobly socondt-d by the sterling qualities of Mr. H. E. Homier, her worthy and ctllcient son, as vice-president It is the present expectation thiit Madam L. L. Fuqua who has proved a host to tho Institution anJ is beloved by the young ladies, will continue her connection. BENEDICTION. Thus terminates another collegiate year In Krskinc College and in the Due West Female College. It ends and docs great honor to the Professors, and by doing credit to themselves the students do credit to their revered institutions. They have studied hard, they have earned distinctions, they merit the sumc, and we trust they will win honors and wear them in their respective avocations?in their private as well as public walks through the corridors of time. To the graduates it is really a commencement?a life of uselulncss opens up before them, and other collegiate distinctions await all God feariug citizens of honesty and Integrity. The Colleges Next Year. So far as known to us, there will be no cnange nuinc in wiu rucun^ 01 iucvuiuvulurn of Erskfne College. Tills time-honored institution is a monument to itself of the good it has accomplished, and sustains its high reputation by continuing to educate both the heads and hearts of the young men who enter its sacred walls. As already announced, Prof. J. P. Kennedy and wife retire from the Due West Female j College, full of years and uselulness, and carry with them the respcct and love of all who I know them. Mrs. L, M. Bonner and Mr. H. E. Bonner! have been elected Principal ami Vice-Prlnci-I pal, and in the selection of these the Board of I Directors have been exceedingly fortunate. I Mrs. Bonner has been connected with the col-' I lege lor many years,?uimuu huui iw | ency?and is well and favorably known by a I i host of people all over these .Southern States, both as a teacher and a disciplinarian. Her name at the liclra is sufficient evidence that' the high standard attained by the college will I be kept lip. Mr. II.K. llonner, the vice-principal, is a| son of the late Rev. J. I. Bonner, D. I).?a | [worthy son of a worthy sire. The mantle of i the father falls on one who deserves to wear! it. Me is an alumnus of Krskine College, is| familiar with the work before him, a man ofi recntfnized-business capacity and high litera- i ry attain men Is, Though quiet and unassum-, iug, evcnAo modesty, there is in the man all: those trails of character which make him a most s aft able person to occupy the liigli and houor/folo position to which he has been elected. / B. C. 1). I A Brand Hint. Messenger o] Peace. tl This is the way in \vhh:h a certain sul>- J suriher "supported" a paper. We are d urtci-u fn <11iv ) lint, r.f'lMlsinntlll V Ollfl IS i'olind. professing to bo religions, who acts in a ii manner very similar : "The editor pre- tl sauted u uiII for eight year's hack subscription. The old farmer was first amazed, then indignant. He put on his c .spectacles, scrutinized the bill, and, after assuring himself that it was genuine, exclaimed: 'I've been supportin' this yore J1 paper for nigh unto eight years, and ' I never had nosuch thing as that Hung at me before. I'll stop supportin' it.' He I not only withdrew his valuable support, n but failed to pay the bill." } Wanted, a physician to treat the poor f of Columbia without charge. According to our information, thore is no physician in this city authorized bylaw to prescribe , for the needy. The only method by which indigent, persons can obtain prescriptions free of charge is for them to be- * come inmates of the almshouse and to rocoivo treatment at the hands of thephy- a sician who visits that institution. If this be the rase, it is not right. There are 0 scores of cases happening in this city in which the sufferers might be able to buy the medicine could they but procure the J the prescription, and tliere scorns to be no regulary detailed physician to go among J this class and prescribe for them without J cost. Columbia is bohiud her sister cities in this respect. Charleston has eight } physicians appointed for the sole purpose \ of treating the indigent sick, and the pau- i per class ol Augusta are also well pro- { vided for. Should not this matter be looked into and remeded ??Record. ] The papers last week reported rather 8 more than the usual number of accidents and crimes ol'various kinds?somo of the 1 latter of a very atrocious character; J among them several lynchings. These are becoming far too common for either ' the good or the credit or the country, and ; many of them are attributable to the fact that a prompt and fair administration of criminal law is becoming more . and more uncertain. If the people felt ] assured that the law would be honestly 3 and promptly enforced thero would rarely bo a lynching, very rarely if ever. Now where rests the blame for the law's delay and uncertainty? Almost any ane can answer.?St. Louis Advocate. Mrs. Harriet Coxe Bledsoe, w ho died at t the residence of her son-in-law, the Rev. ? TV! . \\ 1I11UIII XSIII W1UU1C, UIOOU W UlAl l^uuut, c VaM Wednesday, June 22. was the wiaow I of the Rov. Albert Taylor Bledsoe, one of the brightest men the country has ever ' produced, having been a mathematician of high standing and having conducted several magazines, among them the Southern Review. One of her daughters, Mrs. Herrick, has for years been an associate editor of the Century Magazine. < Prof. Bledsoe, was before the warj one of the faculty of the University of Mississippi, at Oxford,and afetwarrd a professor of the University of Virginia. < It is saiii that a woman began the man- . ufacture of sewing thread in England in 1722, and it would sqem proper that the idea should have first cSme from that sex through whose hands nine-tenths of the thread passes that is used. Paisley has the honor of being the first town that emburked in the business. It was called "Nun's thread," was made of flax, and so rapidly increased in popularity that it was not long ueiore it oecame an important branch of manufacture. The postal treaty between the United States and Mexico having been signpd by the President, will go into effect 7th i mo. ist. Under its provisions the rates for all mailable matter are the some as all j domestic rates in the United Statos, and ! the prohibited as our domestic mails. Ounce letters go for two cents. News- i papers from the office for one cent per 1 pound, and third class matter one cent for two ounces. An unknown- man stepped up to Mr. Talmage and said: "Well, sir, I am an evolutionist and I want to discuss that question with you. ( I am also an annihilutionist. I believe that when I die that will be the end of me." "Thank God for that" devoutly ejaculated Mr. Talmage, as he walked off and ] left the man perfectly dazed. James Mark Baldwin, A. M., Ph. D., assistent professor of modern languages at'Princton, has received and accepted a < call to the chair of metaphysics at the Lake Forest (111.) University. Prof. ' Baldwin has won some distinction by his i ( .mtlritiivna nf t'nroiirn mnfnnhvftipiil f.rftft- I Uses, and also by" original work. lie j graduated from Princeton iti 1884. Tbc New Orleans Advocate says it is i weary ol* the talk about "consecrated 1 wealth" and tlie like, and thinks It is 8 time to follow Christ's example, who was rich, and yet "became poor that through His poverty" wo might be rich. "Consecrated poverty is what' God wants." This is a line of thought that we com- t mond to our pulpit orators. It will furn- < ish a comparatively now field for their efforts.?Central Christian Advocate. Tho Fidelity National Bank, Cincinnati, is broken, and is soon to bo tumbled into the hands of a receiver. The' name of this bank suggests some of the swindling wild-cat Life Insurance (?) companies that followed in the wake of the war. After running awhile their bottoms dropped out and the "insured" lost what they had paid and their life is as much of a vapor as ever. , Juno 29, thero was a violent earthquake shock at Guayaquil, Mexico, at 6.20 on Wednesday morning, lasting two minutes and twenty seconds. All the clocks in the city were stoped, several buildings demolished and others badly damaged. No loss of life reported. The births recorded in London every week exceed tho deaths by more than a thousand, and during the next ten years the increase in the number of inhabitants i will probably be nearly three-quarters of . a million. T* ir. 1r nntiTti f.tskt o ?-?-> nnfY' VOtlr/taH * it I? noil rv 111 / ?y ii 1UUV tnuwu&| mill wmvi ? men that on railroads running north and t south the west rails wear out the faster; ( that fire rails will wear out on the west ( side of the track while three are doing , service on the east side. A special from Auburn, Ala., reports j the burning of the State Agricultural and Mechanical College, with chemical laboratory and other apparatus. The building 1 originally cost over ?00,000. Marshfield, Wisconsin, was almost r wholly consumed by the flames June 27. Estimated loss$1,000,000. A spark from a locomotive in the yard of a furniture factory occasioned it. I One by one the injured churches of I Charleston aro being restored. The Old Scotch Church has resumed service, being first opt ned Sunday, Juno 26. 1 A fire in Jacksonville, Fla., Juno 23, caused a loss of ?50,000. Three men are ' supposed to have been buried under the ^ walls. f Rev. L. W. Tribble, Baptist, died at 3 Jiis home near Anderson June 20; aged 53 years. Over one hundred earthquake shocks have been felt in the Mexican State of . Sonora since May 3. Twenty-oue shocks were felt June 21. One shock cracked the walls of dwellings. Praises and small presents do not lift ( the cloud from the brow or the burden from the heart of the preacher wliu.se sal- i ary is unpaid and who is consequently in " debt. j The 300 young women of Wellosley Col- * lege do the housework oftho College on the co-operative plan. It takes each one of them forty-five minutes a day to do her sharo. Though rain was falling July 3, lour thousand people of various sort** assem- bled in Louisville, Ky., Sabbath as it was, to witness a game of base ball. By a bill that has just become a law in 2 New York, by Gov. Hill's approval, no stoves can lie used in railroad cars in that , State after Fifth mo. 1888. The average Presiding Elder's salary <: in the North Carolina Conference) is "a J< little tho rise of" ?1,000; the pay of the u avcrago proachor is $;k?0. Old National theatre, New Orleans, burned July 2. The venerable Dr. Wm. Naat, editorSof tio Christian Apologete,'nnd the lute Dr. . L5. McFerrin, were bom on the same ay, June 15,1807. Daniel Webster made his maiden speech i Congress in 1814, declaring the war lien waged to be an unpopular one. Four thousand fcur hnndred and sixty jur trees were set out r>y * lonaa hcuooi hlldreii on Arbor Day. Immigration for the last eleven months 3 nearly doable that for the correspondng time last year. The destruction of tobacco houses in jonisville, Ky., by a recent lire fa estinated at $350,000. James A. Shorter, a Bishop of the A. A. E. Church died July I, at Wilberorce 0., aged 70. London cablegram reports the bnrning f the salvation army head quarters in" hat city. Shocks of earthquake were felt in New iampshire and Vermont June 30,5 P. M. Rev. J. Thog. Pate is recovering from , relapse of sickness. Thore are said to be over 60,000 opiun/ onsumers in the United States. The reduction of the public debt for une is given out at 115,000,000. Mrs. Vallie Pritchard, wife of Rev. r. P. Pritchard, 'Mnllins, S. C., died rune 26, 1887. Mark Hopkins, D.D., LL. D., died at . '* iVilliamtown, Mass., June 17, 1887. He vas born at Stockbridge, Mass., Feb. 4, 802. For thirty-six 3'eara lie was presilentof the college nft Williamstown. Roswell Dwight Hitchcock was born at 5ast Machias, Maine. August 15, 1817, ind died at South Somerset June 16, 1887. Rev. J. T). Blank waII. D. D? of the ITifrginia Conference, died in Portsmouth . rune 26,1887, aged 05. Mrs. Bledsoe, relict of the late Rev. 3r. Bledsoe, is dead. ? Eggs for Sale. From imported brown leghorns. 50c. per 13 until August 20th. an<l theu 1.00 peril T. W. COOGLER. June 29.1887, tf ? ? House and Lot for Sale. [OFFER for SALE my HOUSE nnd LOT, situated on Main street, In the town of Abbeville,?S. C. The house has FOUR rooms, uid necessary out houses, a good garden spot ind orchard. For terms and particulars ap)ly to R. C. WILSON, July 0,1887, 2m Warrenton, S. O. J. M. MATTHEWS, Having decided to open a shop at greenwood for a few months, now jnere nis services in me way 01 repairing COTTON GINS ind other machinery. Parties deal ring work (lone should send In heir machines early. Correspondence solicited. Address till loth July KIRKSEY'8, 8. C A.fter that time GREENWOOD, 8. C. July 6.1887,6t CONTRACT FOR POOR HOUSE. I T . ijr HE County Commissioners will receive sealed bids for the letting of the Poor House until first Tuesday In August. Specification* will be found In theofllceat Abbeville Court House. The contract will be let to the lowest bidder. They reserve the right to reject any 1 or all bids. J. T. PARKS, Clerk B. C. C. :'i Tulvfi 1RS7. St. \feil mm l-fegjS The State of South Carolina.; ABBEVILLE COUNTY. Probate Court?Citation for Letters of Adminlstratlon. By J. Fuller Lyon, Esq., Judge Probate Court: . - 117HEREAS, M, G. Zelgler, C. C. C. P., has Vr made suit to me to grant him Letters 3f Administration of the Estate and effeou of W. N. Tennant, late of Abbeville County, leceased. . These are therefore, to cite andadmontah alt ind singular the kindred and creditors of the jald W. N. Tennnnt, deceased, that they be ind appear before me, In the Court of Prooate. to Be held at Abbeville 0. H., on Moniay, August 15th, 1887, after publication hereof, it 11 o'clock in the forenoou, to show cause If my they have, why the said Administration , . should not be grunted. Given under my hand and seal of the Court, this 2nd dny of July, In the year of our ]/ord one thousand eight hundred and eighty-seven, and in the 111th year of American Independence. Published on the 6th dny of July, 1887, In ,he Press and Banner, and on the CourtHouse loor for the time required by law. J. PULLER LYON, * Judge Probate Court. July 6, 1887.?Ct Ik State of M Carolina, Countv of Abbeville. COURT OF PROBATE. tVltllam R. Richey, as Administrators of the estate of Andrew Yates, deceased, Plaintiff,' against William Yates, Defendant. c v COPY SUMMONS FOR RELIEF. (Complaint not served.) Co the Defendant William Yates : YoU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED AND equired to answer the complaint In this aclon, which is tiled in the office of the Probate ;ourt, for the said County, and to serve a copy >f your answer to the said complaint on the subscriber at his office, at Laurens C. H., South Carolina, within twenty days after the lervlce hereof, exclusive of the day of such ?rvlce; and if you fall to answer the com- * )lalnt within the time aforesaid, the plaintiff n this action will apply to the Court for the ellef demanded in the complaints* Dated June 30th, A. D. 1887. J. T. JOHNSON. Plaintiffs Attorney. Seal.| J. Fuller Lyon, Judge Probate Court. ro the Defendant William Yates: You will please take notice that the sumnons and complaint in the above stated case vere filed in the office of the Probate Court br Abbeville County. South Carolina, on the Oth day of June, 18S7. J. T. JOHNSON, Plaintiffs Attorney. July 6,1887, (it ' For Sale. 3NE 8 HORSE POWER ENGINE ON wheels, in good runniug order. 3NE BO-SAW EAGLE GIN, with FEEDER und CONDENSER. As good as new. 3NE PAIR JONES 3-TON WAGON SCALES. New. W. M. GRIER, Executor. Applj to JNO. >1. COCHRANE. June -22,1S87, tf The Troy Hotel Charter. "o Moj. iV. O. Zeigler, Esq., Clerk Court Abbeville county, S. C.: Dkak Sir?We, the trustees of the THOY IOTEL, hereby give notice that thirty diiys ? iter (lute we will make application to ttie lerlc of Court for a eharter to Incorporate** tint stock company, which shall be kuowa s the THOY HOTEL CO. K. W. LITES, J. F. W IDEM AN, W. T. BRADLEY. June 15,188T, 4t