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The Press and Banner.;' A*nTIF.VTT,T.K. S.C. v Wednesday, October 5, 1887. The Way to ?ot Lone-term Schools hn Plain as the Ronri to Xnrkrt. The Clinton Enterprise sqys that "g.iod pchofils lu the country are crowing fewer* every year" and gives as the cause "the prosent management of ilie free school fund."j whereby "a three month's school Is about the extent of school advantages in the majority i of communities." The Enterprise may refer to Laurens county alone, and >o fur as that is ' concerned, the ailegation may tie correct. Hut the same statements would not apply to this conntv, nor do we believe they would to any considerable portion of the State. There are. of course, lamentable defects in the school system of the State, tint it Is not: utterly bad. and with proper management a! (treat deal of good can be gutU-n o-it of it. It I Is true that in 'his county, a- well as In j others, there are deficiencies in school faclll-jl ties. But Instead of these deficiencies increas- i \ ing they are being removed steadily Instead of the number of good schools b^con.ing few-j -- _ .in. In>inc<r increased I I er in lue vuuu^, every year. The school facilities of lliecoun-h ty are not what they ought to be. but they arc j, better than they have been and they arc being!1 continually Improved.?Greenville Aews. j1 Answering for Abbeville, wo believe then public schools In this county to be in a better j t condition than at any time since theorganiza-! tlon of the system. We have better teacher* t and longer terms. In this county, we believe j the schools will average at least seven s months. 1 In former years, when we paid forty dollars t a month to teachers, and illegally spent large ' sums of the children's money In support of high schools, we had fewer public schools I than we have at present. Then, Abbeville county like Laurens county now, had only "a * three mouth's school In a majority of the t " c oommuDiues. Since then our people anil ouroflicers have I s learned a thing or two. The salaries of teachers have been reduced, and the unlawful ap- t proprlallons to the high schools have been ' wholly or materially cut off. These facts > combined have given us experienced tench- fl ers, and more than double the loriner length of the school terms. . ' 1 Recently, In the discussions of the adrnlnls- e tration of the schools in this county, the fact lias been discovered that the School Com mis- s sloners had no right to fix the salaries or teachers. That duty will hereafter devolve 1 on the school trustees in each township, and c it Is quite likely that the good sense of at t least some of these trustees will make a still I runner reuucuon m mv fuj where It ci?n be done without Injury to the service. Eighteen dollars h month will likely * be the ruling price for first grade teachers, c In many townships most teachc rs can be had t for these figures, and when good icaclicra may ' be bad for that price wenre inclined to think * The trustees will not waste the public money by excessive salaries or in awarding liberal 1 bounties to neeily teachers who may chance ' to have influential friends. I "We have plenty of money to run our < schools If practical common sense rules are ' applied to the expenditure. ' If the Clinton Enterprise would send hi* ' " 1.. O.I.A..I A lihl> I Oil 11 (Xiiwi ^vuilllirwiwiici vivi tw ?vvv. vllle to consult Capt. Cowan, the School Com- 1 mlsaloner who ha* given lis an example of what can be done in giving good schools nnd > long terms, he would learn a valuable lesson * und take new heart. C'upt. Cowan hits more 1 nearly solved the school question than any ( other man In the State. lie has proved tlint ' we may have good teachers at $15 nnd S20 a ' month, and our school trustees wl'l prove 1 that 518 a month will get good tcachcrs foi s ? nearly all the pchools. ?-- When the school authorities learn that the.v ' jr . are not a set of pension-agents authorized loj1 divide out the public fund between needy ' teachers, but that they are the servants of the 1 people, endowed with the hlph and marred " trust of looking after tiio Interests of the chil- 11 drcn, there will be no more complaint about the public schools. There may be u time when 1 t?e tax payers can pension nil tlie needy sc!)ool s teachers, and educate the children, hut th.-ir 11 first duty Is to the children. Ill? Cumberland (>?p ? 1! mrnli lor i ('hnrlMton. ii'" Acommltleeof gentlemen went from Aiken to Charleston a few days nso in (lie intercut of the Cumltcrland Gap road. Tlie.v eanvu;-s<'cl " the city, seeking: subscriptions, and we learn | > ' from the A'etcs and Courirr that $.\20-l was sub-1 scribed. sl We eee that work of building the road Is to | *1 be cnmutcnced at once on the Aiken end ol j the line. Aiken I. as subscribed a I U*usl hall i '* of ilieiiranuiit t!;ut hIic wiut cxprcioi) to give. Tbe prospect* now seem bright. <'S;arleston j has not heretofore, we believe, given any thing to this grand enterprise until now she subscribes 82.200. This shows Charleston's de- t termination to have the road, and proves that J the young men of the city must be taking u charge. A few years ago delegates from the up-oountry in the Interest of the rood received Ji only Chesterfield Ian politeness, but at present u the city in her strength is fully aroused and v subscribes 82,290, as we understand it, in ac- si tual money, we do not know whether the la subscription is based oil a promise of rn.v* o ment after the road is flni>h<-d, but presume j f, hk cautious business men. that the people of Charleston would make a subscription on no other terms. With the subsidies which have boon volwl I along the line in town und township bonds, U, and with Aiken's liberal subscription backed ] w by Charleston's S.',2)0 it seems to us that the ^ wiiy is ciear, uiui mm 1:1 ;i rule Willie i rains may bo expected at Edgefield, nt Troy., tl Ml I>uo West,at Pickens, and over the Blue sl Kidge in some low place, reaching out lo an |i indefinite expanse of wealth in the Western o world. We havo all along thought that Charleston ' f? w ould come to the rescue of the road when I d she realized that she must put her shoulder I lo the wheel, and those citizens of tin* earth- j quake-stricken city wh<* have staked their j" money to build our road have won our lastins: f( gratitude. There is nothing small about e. Charleston when she makes up her mind to J1 take a hand at any tiling, and it seems that ^ she is determined to build the road. As a ' (uiiilnr A tltA Phnctf.p ? /??> #1 iw\tit t UA ^ Georgia. Carolina and Northern roail, it will' be of great value, not only to the Chester ! rond, but to this town, also. Abbeville will u then be a cross-roads with much competitive j facilities for travel and freight. ti Success to tho old Cumberland Gap road, j It will come af.er years of delay, and, like a delinquent subsc: lbcr's sluw dollar.lt could 11| never have been uiore welcome than now. s) m ? m u,i Tt?e Hoaea Path nemeiicer. " The first number of this paper has been ro- j " celved by the Press and Banner. Messrs. G. L. \V, Lomax and I). L. Maloue are the editors.! !> It is a six-column, four-page paper, The projectors of the enterprise deserve the kind- j ly consideration 01 me poupie lor wuoiu mey | b have undertaken to print a newspaper. The p Mtttenger Is more thnn welcome to tlie office <> of the Press and Banner, and we gladly place [j Jt on our exchange list. 11 Give tho new paper a helping hand. The l< ftubwjription price is only one dollar a year. Jt In wait filled with State and local news. Our friends around Iloneu Path could not ? make a better Investment of that amount of b money. Speclmon copios will be sent on ap-'? plication. j'' We unintentionally omitted to mention fast week the presence of Mr. Guiues, the efficient agflnt of the good old Auyusta Citron- *' iclc. The Chronicle has many friends In Abbe, ji vtile. It Is a good newspaper, high-toned and tl fiAn/>r:ihlo P Wje vAtcJi theChester papera with much in- J tercst to see \( any news can be had <>f lin- (3., * C. di N. road, but they seem to tiilk of any y thing else than the building of llic mail. Or'xso to tlie lateoees of the arrival of some ^ el our letters we are compelled to abruigo * some of them, wliije others are left out entire- K Jy. Ttxwe who wait until Tuesday evening to ; iveud tfaelr (ovors need never be surprised if b ue &re unable to publish them the next day. j i Sgfr ; . . , tadlcnl Corruption?Democratic* Hiu-j pidlfy. While the Legislature Is In session this term, | re think it would he well for them to^look In-1 o our public sctiooi sysxem u nine. juue un: natter of books, for Instance, tliore could be nucli nood done. We believe that there is a aw re?ulatlii;r what books should be used, >ut as far as we learn it is a dead letter. Some intform system of text books should be idopied and rigidly enforced. As the practice I* at present,every teacher lias n wide dlssretion in the select ion of Ills text bonks, and n every school district will be found a dlfi'or nt set of hooks. This, of course, places a leedless expense upon a man who changes 'roin one district- to another. He lias to buy in entirely new set of books, and school books ire proverbially costly. Now the State board ould enforce the law tliatevery public school eacher should use ihc same books and every icholnr would receive the bc*t advantages possible. The cost of books is tlie principal tbjection, to the present system, and an milormity is the only remedy.? Winnshoro Sews vnl Ihrtthf. Upon which we would remark : The whole law regulating the particular jooks to be used in our public schools should j I- rv|irain>. Wo believe tlie Radicals enacted tlic law in he llrst place, at the instance of publishers ,vlio desired to have their publications made lie legalized text books of the Slate. Such a aw is equivalent to living them the pat>nt right for furnishing books to the children >f this State and this fact accounts for the 1 it'll price which we arc forced to pay for hem. Some of our readers may remember the candal which was circulated at the time 01 ts enactment, whereby the Radical I-egisiaors and the school book publishers were nndc notorious. xo me existence 01 una mw, which ?>?. ?*leve was coucelved by Radical corruption, md which wc further believe has been preerved and nurtured by Democratic stupidly, do we owe the present Iniquitous system >f robbing tlie people in the purchase of their ichool books. Why not allow the people and the teachers o go into the markets and buy the books vliicli may be best suited to their needs, and vhich may be ofl'ered to them at living rates md fair terms. Everybody that knows anything about the looks, knows that the prices charged are inormously high. This high price may eome from two rea ions: First. It may require of the successful pub isbor some expense ana cousmoiuuie ume m mixing the school authorities to adopt any jarticular system. If Incurred by the publisher this expense must be repaid by the clillIreti. , Second. The publisher who gains the patent right to furnish books with which to eduate our children, will make the further deunndof a royalty on each book sold to our ihlldren. This further demand must be paid >y the children. We say, repeal the odious law connected vith whose origlu there was a scandal on pubic morals and an outrage on private rights. It Is nil right and proper for the law and the Constitution to say what branches of educaJor, shall he taught, hut it is a trespass upon .lie prerogative of the teacher, and a robbery >f the children, to dictate to the one or Ui orce the other, to use a particular publicaion at enormously high prices. Even If we had an incompetent State Superintendent of Education, worthless Schooi Commissioners, and idiotic school teachers, 10 warrant injustice to the people, can cx:usc our Legislators either for dictating to ?ur pt-ople the name of the publisher from vhom they must buy their books, or for giv iik favored publishers llic exclusive rigiu u> ell their books to our people. If the government lied a printing office o tsown, and If it lnul officially appointed cdior* of tlie >chool books to be printed, would lot any order requiring the people to buy hem at double price, be a tyranny which waste ver practiced on any froo people? Still foi II thl<, our law-maker}!, w ith the check of a ovcrnment mule, will emu-la law implying hat our people *re fools without sense to buy clmol books, and requiring: them to buy the 1 ooks of a Northern publisher, and without veil restricting lilm as to ttie price of his old ook?, some of which \vt> have ncaru, conuur. usuiting histories of tlio w.ir. Cruel Sentence. John liryson of Laurens county was lust ' retk scntonecd to two year's hard lalur in lio penitentiary for stealing a hog. At ttie same Court Wutt Kllison was sent !? lie ?amc instilution for four years on a verlot of manslaughter. So the hilling of a fcilowinnu is equal to tin IcaliUg of two llOiiS. Tsuly, justice is blind. What 1m (bis Country Coming; To? Lust week nn Orangeburg Jury convicted ' wo white men of murder. At Fairfield j udge Wallace refused ball to two men, (white i :c presume) who were charged with arson. It really looks as If sonic juries and some ' ldges would enforce the law, even against ? : hlteman. When our juries render honest ' erdicts, and when our judges cease to fore- , lall public opinion in favor of murderers | nd other evil doers, we shall expect, to hear ] f fewer murdcrsand of fewers barn-burnings ! itliisSt'.tf. i What do Yoii Say ? The A Drier son Journal ?n:;::e?t: That conn , r meetinerof citizens be h?ld to memorialize ( oneress to adopt some Just rr>ea"-ure of rc(ll?Ibutlna: the cotton tax imposed in 1^6. < bleb the Supreme Court has decided was nnrmsfItutional. The amount collected, some . ?venty-flve millions of dollars, now lies in | ie treasury tinsm-d and burdened the over- t owlncr vaults. Month Carolina could put her wr?"<ii mi* nmne.v mi kiiiiu unk ill ("<u.nni: ( p the la<ttax year and in reducing: tlif pub- . ? debt, thusiirently relieving the burden of tir people at l.'inje. _ i Wouldn't it be bPtter to build a home frit ' >r disabled, sick or needy Confederate sol i-.MK? m? ? -Of- - | The or.!logo year begins now. It will V' < nly a lilt 1c while Hint we will have to wall 1 ir the learned Senior's original Jolce at the \ xpeuse of the "Prep's" ignorance. Some of irse "Jokes" were "oricnal" some thirty or >rty years ago, but they do good servlre yet ' ome? of them are regular side-splitters, no | latter how often'they arc told. 1 Mrs. Cleveland writes beautiful lutlcrn. To s, they seem fault less. ^ _ Cotton to day Is worth in Abbeville from I >8% cent*. 1 ? ? -? ? ( Bountiful Crop of Birds. We have heard It said that the crop of par- t idges In Abbeville County this year Is unu- t nally lar\;e. This will bo gratifying intcilienee to members of the Gun Club, and to < >ver? of bird meat. The crop last year was 1 jrlously Injured on the low lands by the con uutru lanoanu wn: mgu ituivia ciuin i estroyed the i-gtjs In the nest or drowned the < oung blr.Is before they were able to take cure : I' themselves. c Clii'i)|i Kuitglc*. I Messrs. Seal, Mellwnlne <fc Co., nte celling J u*rgies and other vehicles at the lowest rlees. IT we are to Judge from the number 1 f sales whieh they make, wo would say t int lie people tiuve learned thnt there is no use j rc going off to foreign markets for any thing :i their line. They mean business,and in ild to supply the demand for vehicles. Attention, FarmerM. , The Abbeville TownMilp Farmers Club will i ieut In the Court House on Saturday. Orto- 1 er 15, at half-past three o'clock. Klectlon of ftieers for the eusuring and other imortant matters. A lull attendance Is desired. A, K. LKSl.Y, i'resldent. O. C, DrSESHERHV, Secretary. The AbtKivllio Wholesale Store is doing an . nnience business. This house is the greatest | J i-nvience of the age t<> the trading puhllc. I, 'artlesare visiting Abbeville dully making , heir purchase and ordering their gor-ds shIp- | pil direet to their neare-1 depot from market, i lr. Moore the business mnnaccr will deliver ., our goods out of tl.eir warehouse at Abbe- j ?;?% ?#r nvlill i!ll" lijilfr cllllri uj iii.ni ?u ivu- ,, riipii to UuticrH <1- Co., of Augusta ami have , our jjoods ut any depot you want thomai in t Imoc <!i-foijr (!u> s. Figure out what you will N mve to buy in tiio next few dnys.nnd renicm- x ier next Monday Is sclo |)uy. Call at the s Abbeville \Vliolcsule store au<l order what oods you want at wholesale prices. tf The handsomest line of clothing ever 1 irought to this market can be found with P. t ioaenber^ & Co. (V28 { ~' I LIFE AROUND THE OLD FORT. A Rpnipdy Tor Sorghum Poison?j Homo Pound Another "Only" Silo??u I?nwyors lit the Bar? ]>ortor.s In n (iooil Placc to Find no Sick People. Xinktv-Six, S. c'., Oct. ), 1SR7. Mr. \V. Y. Niierard, of Laurens, tins n ovoil to our town and commenced business in the middle store of .Miller block, xvisore lie will b<\ triad to sec his old friends and us many now ones as will call on lilni. Dr. Jnlinr, of Newberry, will probably Jo-1 cat eat Ninety-Six for the practice of medicine and Mtrgeiy. Our merchants contemplate organizing a board of l r.-idc, and the e>tabli.slunciit of a ban it Is also thought of. Col. ISiake unit \V. J. Moore, Esq., were plaintllT's and defendant's attorneys in a ease before his Honor Judge T. D. Moore one day last week. .Mr. J. II. Jones, who married Miss Laura Wilson, left with liis bride lor Southwestern Georgia last Thursday. Col. Jack Myers was in town recently with a drove of fine Kentucky horses. Mr. John Gaulden, who lias been quite sick is. we are glad to report, improving. Mr. Stephen M. Davis, of Ninety-Six, has filed a caveat on his new gin. If we know any thing about gins, It is a success. A prominent lady of Coroiiaca was in town a lew days ago, and noted the fact that goods were sold cheaper in >inety-?ix man hi any of llie nciglihorini: towns. If the peopleol j the country will only conic and give our town n trial tliey will be convinced. "Facts are stubborn things." Mr. J. K. Dover, our newly married cotton buyer, mis returned with Ills bride and will reside at "Hotel de Turner." We wish them much happiness, and know of no better place to begin lire than at Ninety-Six. Mr. Justice, your occasional correspondent from this place, has struck the "key note." lie Is up wiih the times, and knows as well what is best for the country as any man In It. As 1 said before "facts are stubborn things," and he conns "about" as near telling them as any man J have read oiler. "A little more grape, Air. Justice." Mr. A. Q. Ilart, of Gre -nville, spent a short time in Ninety-Six last Thursday. Mr. Hurt's friends are always glad to see him. Mr .Samuel MeCants. one of the most popular salesmen ou the road, was In town last. xveeK. "Occnslonally"of "Echo Htll" has imported some :UX) pound cotton pickers from Troy. We hope he will hurry and gel through and turn them over to some of his neighbors. The price of cotton seed was run up last week to 20 cents per bushel, but ns quickly dropped back to 18^ cent--. Thousands of bushels ore being sold at (lie latter price. We are sorry to hear of Mr. David Aiken's misfortune in the loss of stock from eating cane. If be had drenched freely with melted lions lard he would have found a remedy. Mr. K. (i. Johnson, who has been sojourning with friends in Baltimore relumed home last Wednesday. Mr. ltoberl L. Blake lias been appointed night clerk at the C. & (?. It. It. depot. A beautiful white and black setter dog has lolfannn.,1 \!r W p 1.1 CupL McCaslun /oilml a black horse hitched to a pout in front of his store last Saturday night, and as an act of humanity removed him to Ills lotnnd fed him, where lie has been ever since. The Captain seems to "have an elephant in his hands." We suppose, however, Judge Moore will have a linger In the pie before it Is over. Mr. James T B izeman has been on a visit to friends in Greenville for several days. Cant. K. K. McCasltin Is absent attending Presbytery at Pickens Court House. Miss Helen Smith, of Chappel Is, passed il nvn to ner home one day last week, hav ing spesiS several w?elcs in Seneca and Greenville. Capt. Joe Jenkins, of Newberry county, was In town lust week with a iarue lot 01 cotton tjupt. Jenkins is one of Newberry's most, enterprising and prosperous lanncrs. We hope the lovers of fine stock will not forget to attend the Johnston Fair. Doctor W. L. Anderson has built a Kilo. It Is. we believe, the only one In the county, we are truly glad that the Doctor litis displayed so much uood sense. The time. In our opinion, is not far distant when every ownei of ti homestead in the State will have a silo, and the fact that Doctor Andeison has taken hold of the thing will be an incentive to others. "A new broom sweeps clean." This is what Vnncy Sherranl says. Jf jon don't believe ii Just call around and be convinced. rapt. Pierce Sterne*, >f Dean town.-hip. Edgefield county, was in town last week with cotton. Hesajshe lias tried all the markets ami Is perfectly satisfied with Ninety-Six. We understand that the Rev. O. II. Carter will preach in the Baptist-church twosnndnys in eueli month next year. We are triad to hear Ibis. .Mr. Carter Is a fine speaker ami our people like to hear him. Quite a number of our citizens were up uf Greenwood last Sunday to hear the Rev. T. II. I.elteh. (.' il. Gaines, of the Aupuxta Chronicle, was in town last Monday looking after the interest of Ills piper. Our people a re very fond of the? C/tronicIc and Its circulation is lncreasi;.g rn;>idly. Mrs. .T. C. Rales, who has been \l:.lting friends here, loll to-day lor her home In Lake i'liy, Florida. Mr. Geo. 10. Holland has shown us a head ol Iheyellow milo maize. It. is very line indeed. Its growth and habits are similar t-> the dura join. but it Is fur its sopcriiir. KAST KND. GRAINS FROM GREENWOOD. . ?w - - i n Thali? Wisv In Wofforri --- K?1 Scions Mecllii); ? <?renl CrondK at Chiirfli?I'oritiiii. als. ( J itKF.NWoon. S. Oct. :t, I8<7. Mr. nail Mrs. Kueltcr,of Anderson, are vlstlnt; relatives in anil near Greenwood. The MiH-eH Kinard,ol Columbia, are vlsitng here. They are charming young ladjes irnl their presence adds much to the nodal pleasures enjoyed by the young people of the .own. Messrs. J. C. Miller and G. B. L.vthgoe, of Vbbevllle, were in town one day last week. We noticed that a large number of Ninety5ix people attended church here on last Sunlay. "Justice" writing from Ninety-Six has something to say of some Greenwood correspondent's use of the word "about." As far as he pre-eut correspondent Nconcerned he Is otally Ignorant of what is meant. "Justice" itiDi'.s much from thenituro. Greenwood is lot dealing in "1'uillre?" just now, knowing tint If the i>roei?t is well eared for the future iv111 take care of Itself. We hope however hat he will soon .see his anticipations, with efcrence to Ninety-Six, realized :.s we have ,!ie highest regard lor the p.acc and people. Messrs. James Hill and David Kellar attend;d divine service here on last .Sunday. Dr. M. C. Ti-fgart has a curiosity in tin iliape oi a walking eane made of eolrce wood, it came from .Mexico and I.* covered with i lnlnue carving. Miss Mamie Hlnke. nil accompli sited young ady from MiiCty-Si.x, Is visiting relatives at liis place. Mr. Kiank Oldham left las; week for Da 111-; noie where he goes tosti.dy denli?try. lie is i young riinn highly rcspceied by titer coininui.ty and we feel sure thai lie will relied credton his native place wherever heg-ie>. Messrs. Siroiher and scurry, of chappeil's, lave purchased sevcr.il lots from Mr. K. S. K. illes. They propose? t.i erect houses upon ,hein which will be to rent, llons- s are In real demand here and capital thus Invested >vould pay well. Work on the new stores being erected by Mr. C. A. C. Waller has been suspended on ac. ountol liie brick supply being exhausted. Messrs. Hubert Johnson and 1). ('. DuPrc paid a Hying visit to Autiusla last week. Miss Coralie Gayer, of Charleston, and Miss Luia Hilton, of IMcclield county, weie visitnu Mrs. J. W. Hill last week. C'otion Is still being brought in in large juantltles. The Rev. Mr. Illce, of Greenville, hits been n town lor the last two days, attending the roll-acted mod lug. Miss Wills, of Johnston, is \lsitin;j Mrs.; L'arili ils?e. Mis. Dean, the wife of one of our newly ncjtilrcil citizens, has Jolnod her husband at his piiice Wf bid her welcome in our nnd--t. Mr. Kugcnr Bailey lias gone North to study lentlstry. ilo lias the best wishes of all who | mow hi in. Mr. Jaints Penn, of Kilsrefleld county liasj noved to tills place. He comes to tnkead iinlisue of the superior seliool faeilitios here, men as Mr. Poiin arc acquisitions to any , :oitiii)iinlty. | Messrs. Frank DuPre and Andrew Lyon i lassed through Greenwood on their way to icliool last Saturday. W'o know these young i lion to be worthy and talented and "have no j loubt of their future suec-ss. Our fellow townsman Mr I'eavee speaks ofi emoviiii: tosoinc point inGeorgia. It i> wiih j egret Hint Green wood sees such an Intluenlal and progressive eiltr.'-n depart. Messrs. Leltch and Marshall are still eon|in. ling their uic' ting hero. Ureal crouds at-, end every service. On last Sundn.v mornl|ig> it least o'no foiirtli of tho congregation could ' lot cot In the church at all. Services will bo leld three times a day hence forward. LINCO.NNIE. We unite with the Abbevi'lf Pre** anil Hanier in suggesting that the quarrel bo stop. Ult we fail toseetha I'rnxx ami Banner's pro- j< )osed method of settlement would be practi'able. Kdiior Wilson suwe.-ts that the pre.?llent of the St a to Press Association interpose uid stop tho row. President McSweenoy is | Ive, and active and c<>|mb)e of many tiuuus,: ml we seriously doubt his ability to cool bv m official dictum, the wrath of two coutcm-1 >oiaries. who have already spill so much! mgry Ink. The wiser, shorter and belter >!a?, would he lorlho Herald and tlse Ailviri.ier to declare an Indefinite truce. That i vould avoid the necessity of dividing lo i vhom belongs the victory, and ought- to l>c ' latlsfactory to all parties.?Greenville News. i Wo accept the suggestion of (ho Seun as bo- ( ng the better plan, and being a iVit-nd to botli lie Laurens editors, we Join the News iu the imposition for a truce. ' LIGHTNING FROM LOWNDESVILLE. Two Arc?I Lndlrw t'ros* the River? The Savannah Ynliey Trains? M.vn* trrioiiH Signs -- PernonnlH Shnk. Shako, They're all Ashaklni; nf Our llotsse. Low.vnF.svn.LE, Sept. 2(1,1?87. SSUI dry and dusty. I A little rain last Friday night. If the ground lind liecu thoroughly soaked | Willi water, we might have hail a big frost, Saturday morning. | Mr. .Jno. I.omax and wife and Master [ Hubert WallUns returned to tholr Augusta ; home last Monday. ; Some ol our citizens attended Rev. T. II. j Lelleh's meeting at Salem on last Tuesday. ; Miss hilly Kurr, of Anderson C. II., spent ! several daj s lad wttlc with her friend, Miss [ Johnnie .-peer. Our sick?Dr. Ilorton, Mr. Jno. Watlslnsand I Miw M.tti.i llulrni* ur,. n/itu onn vn 111*. Mrs. Win. Arnold an aged lady, u life-long mem her of tlio Baptist church was stricken with paralysis last Weduesday, died on Thursday, and her remains were carried to Anderson C. H., on Friday and burled In tlie HaplIsl cemetery. It is not often that, our comtnunlty Is called upon to mourn the death of ftvo of its citizens In one week. On Friday the aged mother of our townsmen Messrs. J. and S. S.Baiter, Mrs. Iiaiiy Baker, departed this life. She was In her filth year--had been a consistent member oi tlie Methodist church for more than 75 years. Her life record, not only as a church member, hut also in all the relations of life, was such as to entlile her to be called a good woman, ilcr remains were deposited in Smyrna cemetery, lie v. \V. S. Martin officiating. The up piisspusor train of the Savannah Valley Uuilroad did not pass tills point last Tuesday night till about 9 o'clock p in. it was de'ayed at McUonnlcIc on account of the up freight from Augusta. The engine had to return to McC. rmick Saturday evening, on account ol'the very heavy freight, at that point lor this line. It passed up again about 10 o'clock at night. Mr. Thompson our telegraphic operator for unti-irk t 1 rtifl hoi: honn firflai'fil to At.hltlljl. Mr. Hull Is KU wards will till hts place hero. A few days ago Dr. A. J. Speer was riding quietly along when a goose of a calf scared his goose ol a horse and it threw him Into a ditch, he however landed "a setting," and not much hurt. The Nation's correspondent of the Medium, Insinuatingly, at least, "goes for some of our sanctified brothers, when they go to town." A wan t of confidence has sent many a struggling soul to ruin. Prof. Wiggins in predicting a great storm, for the I Situ, last Monday did not exactly come In one ol it." JIc misted it about one hundred and twenty two. On that day, which had been preceded by several easi* windy days, which seemed a forerunner of an equinoctial Kale we had some ruin and wind, but the most consummate storm-dreader, could not, Willi the. most active imagination, have Calli-d that, a stormy day. Soniu rather strange phenomena occurred at the lime of our las! heavy rain ill the Fork. ill 111111 locamy, mere were some vcniuuic I waterspouts or something else. There are spots, liitcen or twenty leet In dlametir, nnd as many foot in depth, where llic land was washed away, wiili trees ol'considerable size. These spots loolc as if volumes of water hail been poured out there, and no where eise. No one lliiit 1 have heard of witnessed lliese strange occurences, bin. their ell'ects have been seen, i?y as credible wilncsst s as can ho found. This \ ear, Mr. J. II. McC'idla planted between live and ?lx acres in sugar cane. He made I'mm them, about, one hundred nnd twenty live gallons oi syrup, seventeen hundred bundle* of fodder undone hundredand twenty bu.hets oi seed. In eottou the same land would not have made more than two hundien pounds oi seed cotton per acre. Mr. 15. !! rry Allen Is one of our wisest therefore prosperous larineis To date he has gathered nearly two thousand bushels o: corn, mid not moic than hail' dune, and h is gathero.l lo.tds upon loads of the finest pea-vine j hay ; enough to supply hU. slock till next jsp.iiii% and he is now putting some of his j targe l ora crop into quite a number ol hogs, | and thereby whl raise all of his meat. i\lr. Frank DuPre, of Abhevhle has Just I Mieni a ilav or two :it. "our home." Oncol our rising young men was "spotted'1 )l few nights ago. Am s.nry lo any it, but one ol our best young men will ii:tve to go lo IJt.di, piovided tlie arrangements l!i:it have been made lor Dim are tarried out. Ask 'i'olie about If. While other localities are having their strange epidemics, we too can boast of ours. Two or three works since, at least three of our hest and most liromiucnt young men, taken wl!h a soi t of restlessness at night, accompanied by a very sight loss of appetite, and now tliey are had off. At certain units they ate taken witli a violent shaking, and look as If two or three fi it t class agues bad "doubleteamed" on them. Tlume aitlicteil ones have our sympathies. We sincerely hope no more of our young nu n will lie attacked, as Hie busy season is upon us, nnd e.ll of them, arieonst inlly nr-eded. Then- is however one consolation, i here is not enough ol the disease "to go round.'' Another consoling thought is, that if It proves fatal in one case that will kill the disease. Lest, the same thing may "break out" elsewhere, i will st;*ie, that oui Doctors have not bien called in, nor have any of them expnssod an opinion In regard to it. except Dr. -Moscicy who, although a skilled and i t liable dentist is not Millieiently well versed in the materia tnediea, as to coirectly diagnose, a disease where t he whole system Is nnder the dominion of a strange malady. We have however decided to call It the urocit imoniuu icvcr, souicmiug iiui lonuu ?n? lite books." TlCOl'l'li. JiUHIMh'MVillC'H I-llOOnU'N. I.oWNDKSVlLJ.E, Oft. 3, l'-'87. A nice rain last Wednesday. So frost yet, still lire adds to one's eoinfort. Planters ure very busy gathering their pioilm-o. Our town is now n cotton mart of considerable magnitude. Our merchants are now paying "the top of the market," for cotton, either In cash, or goods at prices that defy compel itioc. Some of our planters this year tried some of the Spanish goobers, and were much pleased with tlieni. A u-rlti.r In Mlnnta fhttxlijllffnn nronoiinCGR theabove variety of ground-nuts, "the coining industry of the .South." "No better bogteed lliau the peas, and no better forage for cattle than the top-." Mr. \V. 11 15. McGruder, of Anderson passed lion* on the railroad. last Friday, on route to elm: ie?t<>n, wit h u car load of cuttle. Ucv. \V. s. Martin went to Chappelis last Monthly to assl.t Kev. C. 1). Maun In a protracted meeting nt that place. Mrs. Uillitun and her children left here last Tuesday for their home In Kings tree. Mr. J. T. Latimer reached home last Saturday wocic, from a successful canvass of several 'Georgia counties, selling the Taylor A fox fire-extlngulslicrs. Ucv. B. K. Miller last Sunday lie^an a meeting mile Baptist church, and continued it till Wednesday. He a!>o baptised .Mrs. l'eggy U'llil.n.it: mm thill llnV. Mast;-r Charlie liorton hns boon (l:in^cronsly sick for the past woci: or two. Mr. J. G. Donald's little baby has hecn in n very critical condition for several days. These parents have our Ij. st wishes for the >}>ec>iIy recovery of their loved one. Miss Mattlo Halter on lust Mondny started on quite a lengthy visit, to her sister, Mrs. Hubert Jones, In Texas. Mr. J. M. Halter, last Thursday, paid Augu*t:i or sonic body else, quite n short visit. HoLmii* A'- vi<?n hiiVlk irrni f I V to Ilu- comtorl of pedestrians, tit Icustin muddy weather, li.v mi w-u ustlng the sidewalk along their stores, North of .Maine street. There has been organized In the Methodist church In this place, a Singing class which is quite 11 be ru I in Its arranuoincniM. It isa sinKtugelass, uota quior. All who have enough "music In their soul" to raise n single note, are invited tojoin irrespective of denominational lines or predilections. It Is gotten up solely lo better the music in our town and community. It Is said by some of the knowing one;*, that a tree Is one year old, for each of its rings, then the oak lately removed from the centre of Main street, was one hundred and thirty seven years old. Mr, It. A. MeOonnol dynamited ihe old tree, after it was cut, ami If it could laugh, it was no doubt "much tickled'' at the futile attempt made to shatter its nearly a century and a halt old trunk. A more powerful expiOMve win nave iu nc c'hu-ii ufj. Report says thai one of our youn^ men, seeIn;; another young man witli a picture, lliat be,our fellow, luiil claim lo, went to .Judge Moore, ami had "an attachment" issued for it. I can't vouch lor tins. Jt will, of course bunderstood that I In* picture above referred to. was a you us lady's photo. Miss Mary Hroeklnton returned to her lowcountry home last week. Her visit was productive of much pleasure to several of our young men, and her departure has left an "aching void" In their hearts, our post master's rrci-ipis will be largely augmented, and the lallrn.ids leading coa>twards may osp.-ct to s?ll several, "thousand inllo l!rk?'ts." linmedlately, If not spoiici', TKOI'1'K. Special AUi'm'tloun for the Laillcs ill Hie Store ol' White ItrotiierM, Abbeville, S. Those extra flue black dress goods. A lull line of black cash meres. The best piece of black silk for S'.OO a yard over ottered at that price. All wool double-width suitings from .We. to Jl.tiO per yard, t hose goods arc very handsome und very fi-.chiotialde. A splendid assortinentcf dress singhums. Thfii.1. i.viin lii'iivv and e\tra wide calicos?I nomcthln? m \v nnd very substantial find dcsluiiilc. Ask !nr llicm. A full line of w.Uer proofs. Tal>lo linens i.m) towels of all Uinilp. Onienicrl l!ite-l>ulion?*d kid uloves. (Jentemerl undressed kid "loves. ZeiahT's line shoes. All who have tried these shoes know the value of them, and to try them once is to liny them ever afterwards. 1'lie demand for them is so great it 1h very Liifticulito kf-ep np with t!l the sizes. Aunt her order has Just been forwarded to the manufacturer!}. WHITE BUOTHEKS. 50 dozen all linen Doyles, at 40, 80, 60, and 7"> cents per dozen. R. M. Haddon <t Co. 9-21 - . - * *v*- ty z:' DUE WE8T NEWS. Tlie Opening Sessions of the Colleges, nml tliclr Cheering Prospects. Due West. S. P., Oct 3,1887. The colleges opetr t?-(lay. The first meeting of tho farmers club Saturday. TheSpmlnnrv will have a fair attendance tliis year. Some new students will attend. Capt. O. W. Sullivan, of Wllliawston, was | I In town yesterday. Mrs. Davenport, of Cross Hill, S. C'., camo over with a (laughter last week. A public road will soon be opened from Mr. Win. Kennedy's to Mr. Allen Martin's. A fir si c'.asa quarrel in town Saturday evening. A good deal of whiskey under the shirts of sonic of t he boys in town last. week. No grain scarcely sown yet. Too much cotton open and unfathered. Mr. K. ('. Brownlee has been fixing up his residence, both inside and out. Our thanksare due the editors for a copy of the I/utwn Pulh Weekly Mc??emjcr. it is full of news, and is ne?t in appearance. It is estimated that over half of the cotton crop in this section has been ginned and put on tlie market. Rev. Wm. Pearson and Mr. It. C. Brownlee, Sr, went to Pickens last Friday to the meeting of the South Carolinu Presbytery. Mrs. G. W. Sullivan, of Williamston, Is spending a few days here with her sister, Mrs. J. B. Bonner. The last party of the season was enjoyed by some of the young people last Wednesday evening at Dr. Grlcr's. Rev. Dr. Pressly, Prof. Lowry and Mr. Wm. Kennedy are the only representatives from this place to tfie Second Associate Reformed Prcsbyu ry at Mt. Carmel. The sacramentof the Lord's Supper will be administered iu the Baptist church next Sunday. One of our young gentlemen must be delightfully sweet, for we saw a bee endeavoring to sip nectar out of one of his enrs a few uaj o otuv>c. Mr. K I. Dell has made n neat Jot) of paint* ingln Mr. OalloWMy s house, and 1h now Improving the outward appearance of Dr. Edward's residence In a similar manner. MaJ. I. C. Williams and wife, and Mrs. S. II. Feai hers ton, of Belton, are visiting Dr. McDavid's family and Mrs. P. M. Sullivan's family. The Major Is a pronounced prohibitionist, and Is well posted on a flairs generally in his native county. Messrs. James McMillan, .Tno. If. Chiles. Jr., J no. C. Douglass, Jr., and J. Hayne McDIll, gallant young gentlement from Abbeville, were here yesterday, to see the collego girl* and attend preaching. The regular montlily meeting of the Due West. Missionary Society will ha held next Ibursday evening in the Associate Reformed Presbytcr'au church. Mr. It. A. Lee and his sister Miss Susie, are oft'to Woodwards, Fairtleld county, where they will leach in a high school near (hat place. EJach of them graduated here last July, and their respective attainments have secured for them lucrative positions. A large number of our citizens contemplate a visit the Atlanta Exposition. The cheap rates ot hoard and railroad rites, and the of Boss Cleveland and wife are sufllclent lndu'-ements. Mr. K. Llvy Grler Is now learning the "art preservative of arts" In the Prcshyterinnofflve, It Is pleasant and commendable to see young men appoint; themselves to the professions, and not being "professional loalers." Our sportsmen are anxious for the 1st ol November to come. They now try their nana on me squirreui oy uay unu me opossums by night. The Uiine reading Inst Thursday evening was n pleasant affair Indeed. The readings, recitations, dialogues and music wore of tinvery best nn<l would have done credit to an amateur club or to the Btnge. The receipts were quite encouraging, amounting to over sis dollars. llev..I. S. Murray has resigned the pnstorateof the l.ittle lilver Baptist church to takiett?-ct In December. .Mr. Murray has been faithful and untlrlnjr In his ministrations to the people of thai church, and the best wishes of many others than that church will follow him wherever he may go. Mr. W. W. I'urdy, of Verdery, en me up Saturday evening, und brought his dnugalci with him to college. He has fi lends here who knew him as a good soldier, and who are pleased to have him here. An effort will probably be intule by the Bapt 1st churches of Due West, Donnnlds mid l/litle ivi vit id ki'curc a piisii'r jointly, auu locate him In either Due West or Doiiiialds. These ill roe chu relies would make a desirable pastorate being near each other. A committee of uvo from each will meet at Little River on Saturday of next week to see what arrangement cun he made. There ure two periods In the existence of every person mid of every organization or Institution that excites the public curiosity pleasure or sympathy?the boeinniug and the ending. When a child Is born. In the community the neighbors and friends of the parents show their pleasure at the consummation of thecvcnt by vlslilng at tho house or the happy parents, and by demonstrations of kludriess In the shape of delicately prepared food lor the sick. And when a home Is shrouded In sadness and mourning by the death ot nil Inmate, friends gather In and share in tlic mourning, nnct prepare neautnui wreaths and garlands, for the dead, and In various ways attest their kindly feeling for the living. Now, as a new colleglatej'enr has begun the interest ol the people generally has been attraded to this period in the history of our noble institutions of learning. The friendly Inquiry u.s to the prospect* and outlook for a lull and large attendance has been almost unanimous, and the Interest manifested in the welfare of our colleges Is something that we are proud of. And our citizens are manifesting that interest in a tangible way?by sending their sons and their daughters to these c<-Ileges that they may be educated? educated to be manly men and lovely women. For several days the streets have presented a gala appearance, and It was I nil cod pleasant to meut many new fares, and uriiHpx ihe baud of so many of those who are familiar here. Sabbath morning dawned beautiful and bright?a "perfectly lovely" day, and when the worshipers had assembled in the large and comfortable Associate Reformed Presbyterian church It was certainly very perceptible that many new comers were seated therein. Itcv. Dr. Lnthan occupied the pulpit, and gave us one of his plain, forcible, excellent sermons. The roll cull this morning showed a very flattering outlook for each college, fully as many belli" present a* at nny previous October The teachers and professors are all on hand, ready and willing to do tiieit whole | duty to tho?.e entrusted to their care, and the classes are bcliiK arranged and i-ucb one has | gone to work in earnest. The beginning Is I auspicious. Mny the term be one of pleasure and protit and t lie ending as happy and fruitful us the most sanguine could expect. B. C. D. Bradley Bits. Bradley, s. P., Oct. 3,1S?7. Our merchants nre paying the market price (or cotton, anu senine ns iow as mey can lie bousht tills side of Augusta. Mr, T. P. Pounds will soon move Into his now store on Main strpet. Miss Bessie Cothran. of Mill Way Is teachins school near Coronaca. Miss Josie Chiles Is visiting her sister Mrs. Sulllvnu at Wllllarnston. S. C. Mr. J. H. Chiles h;is accepted a position with Messrs. P. Rosenberg & Co., of Abbeville, where he will be pioased to see and serve his many friends, Mr. Thomas Chiles Is clerking/or Mr. Geo. Sultl van at Pelzer, S. C.Our cotton seed market is booming, price paid Friday and Saturday eighteen cents per bushel. Dr. Younsblood has been sick for several days. Dr. Frank Harrison Is attending to his patients. Mr. J. IC. Durst, of Greenwood was in town last week. Mr. mill Mrs. John Agnew, of Greenwood was in town last wci-ic. Mrs. Glover, ot Orangeburg, spent several days with Mr. and Mrs. Dun Thomas near llrudley last week. Job Printing ! Trip 'TRESS ATn'D BANNER" is well supplied with stutloner.v, types mid presses to do almost any kind of printing, Including Briefs, Catalogues. Minutes. and every other kind of pamphlets. Mer-J chants and business men will And it to their Interest to order from us their Bill Heads, Statements, Letter Heads, Envelopes, Handbill*, Invitations, Cards, Ac., &c. Two presses and about forty fonts of typo lmvo been lidded during the year, to our pre-1 vlously well stocked olllce. All work fnmranteed lo satisfaction,' both us lo quality of work and prices. b Send your orders at once to J t HUGH WILSON. > Abbeville, S. C. Oct. 5, 1887, tf u :y m- - r MILL! t A H W Tbe Ladles will find H latest style* and lowes Li ?' n j j H miLLi RIBBONS. Over 060 pieces Ribbons all shades and widths. DRESS GOODS. 150 pieces Dress Goods from 7c. to 18c. 50 pieces Dress Goods from 15c. to 25c. 60 pieces Drees Goods from 25c. to 60c. 10 pieces Dress Goods from 50c. to 90c. TRIMMINGS. 10 pieces Moray Plush. All the newest shades. 10 pieces Moray Silk < In all the leading colors. 15 pieces Stripe Tlush and Velvets. In all the new combination of colors. ! j 10 pieces .Brocade Silk. 15 pieces Surah Silks. A beautiful line colors, suitable for dress or trimmings from 50c. up. 30 plcces Brnld Trimmings. All the new designs In black and colored. ( 25 Braided Sets, Bluck and colored for Dress Trimmings. 1 ; JetTasamentries, Silk Pasamentrles, Bright and Lusterloss Jet Ornaments and Epaulets for Dresses. Iridescent Beaded Trimmings to match Silks and Worsted Dress Goods. I. Staple I 1 '! j Plain While Flannel 54,%, 4>4 j ! Twilled White Flannel %. 64 J ! Plain Red & Twilled Flannels J J Twilled Flannels, Navy Blue, j Cadet Blue, Grey and Garnet. Canton Flannels, Bleached and Brown, Colored Canton i I Flannels, Roman Plusb,plain j and figured. Bleached Home! spuns, Sea Island Homespuns L_ HOSI Q VER 100 dozen Ladles Hose from 6c. up. OVER 75 dozen Mioses and Infants Hose, rib ages. 30 D0ZE^ a" Linen Tal>le Doylas from 45c. d QC DOZEN Linen Towels In beautiful colorci L O we have ever offered. inn DOZEN "Whiteand Colored Bordered Ht I \J\J /JA DOZEN White and Colored Bordered Han< 0^ Handkerchief for 10c. and 16c. / C DOZEN CORSETS. In the best and nios *t%J Corsets. Full line Nursing Corsets. Full SHC T?Ar>r For Ladles, special attentl ffiaSfrfc LER SHOES. have ever han< LfcF Fu",lne KI Fu",lne pe 'fun iin? si ask for the P rnv cunr ?ur"neor? r. bUA On lit TOS SHOES c; ket. 1'UA? 1H)\S, \ OLTIIS, Webavcthet LA 1)1 ES, 3IISSES ftud p pAv rhop^ CHILDREN. For ten years we have labored with unnbatei ;ooda for the Ladies of Abbeville and adjolnlnx las crowned our efforts we shall ever feel gratltlei With an unusually large and varied stock not our patronage. Very respectfully R. M. Hi - . / ? ii : ^ > SM NERY J "' -311 ' r M s m 5 7-< the Urgent stork, the t pricei in Millinery^ ^ L HADDON A CO. ||| J :' -it >:J. ';-/?? M J . H1 ~#*xvul ^ 0 , . -asS saT, u. : NERY -WM ' ' ' ^ f 'mt .-.m- tafjwSntt m . ? .; -r&M j .. <t? : ~ iHi - ,l BLACK DRESS GOODS. We give special attention to Black Goods. Cashmeres, Sebastapools, Henrietta Cloths, Mohair Lusters, Series, Batiste, Drab DeAlma, &c. Would call special attention to onr all wool (A ( nnli Dlonlr Paakma?A a# R/Wi nnH Af\r* iv iuvii utovn vaouiucic aw wv, uuu vw? 25 pieces Black Dress Goods 12>$c. to 20c. , ,T>.^ 20 pieces Black Dress Goods 25c. to 30c. 15 pieces Black J>reai Cashmeres 40a to60c. 20 pieces Black Dress Goods 50c. to H.00. ... . BLAOK AND COLORED SILKS. 20 pieces Black and Colored Dress Silks. . If yon think of bayinga Silk this All give us a look. LADIES WRAPS, JACRET8 AND vow Wii)irc*ira ncin iiauBciini Wo placed oar order with the manufactory ers early In the season for this class of good*. They are coming la almost every day. The cottoo crop has been cut off since oar order vu given. We have the goods?they most be ?. sold. Our prices for the next 15 days will Ull IU own nary. Come and see. JERSEY JACKETS. we are noi overstocKeu, out nave ouuuwju In store and more tocome. There Isnofarment that will take tbe place of a "Jersey Jacket." They have come to stay. Goods. =_ I "J? Over 250 pieces Calicos from ' '<*?$? 4o. op. Curtain Calicoes, 4 Oil Calicoes, , r.--; * -'j' Cretoos, Lace Curtains, ' Bcrlm, Cornice Poles and Rings, 8-4 Felts for Table and Piano Covers. I I EHY. '*?1 < * - A bed and plain, black and colored, to anlt all ' '<5^8 ozen up. 4 3 border*. The best line 20c. and 25c. Towel* . >! indkercbleftat 5c. v . ikerchlefa at 10c. A beautiful hemmed atltcb t popular makes. A full line extra large size line Misses Cornets with Shoulder Straps. > g St. Tnfnnfa WnnM mil tMlOOCO, VllUUlCil anu ion to our lino P. COX and GEO. H. ZEIUThey are the beet goods for the price we died. D BUTTON. BBLE BUTTON SHOES. D and PEBBLE SHOES on common sense rn iji'ttov HHOF.H common sense last D BUTTON SHOES with French toe and MMON SENSE KID BUTTON SHOES for 'RING HEEL SHOES for Children and 1.50,82.00 and 82.50 KID and PEBBLE BUT-, aonot be excelled In this or any other nmr ;xclusl ve right for the sale of the celebrated i In Abbeville. 1 zeul to furnish the best and most desirable counties, nnd lor the limited success which I to a generous public. ,v in store we again ask for a liberal share of IDDON & CO.