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r The Press and Banner K O-Publlshed every Wednesday at S- a r year in advance. Wednesday, July 18, 1888. . Hack from Mississippi. j Mr. Joseph Llddcll formerly of this county, , returned to Abbeville last Monday, whore lie , met many old friends who were glad to sec J him. He looks well, and bcurs evidence of j good health and prosperity in his new home. He will remain about two weeks. ( lturbccuc at WiU'rcntoii. , There will be a barbecue and picnic at War- ' 5 renton on Thursday, August -2nd. Thecandi- I dates and tiie public are cordially inviteil to : attend. Candidates will he expected to speak, g. Refreshments served on the grounds. Thomas A. Sitli.ivan, once clerk in the AnrlitnrV nfllcA nl' Ihiw pniinlv niul lufrr limil ' agent ou I lie C. & G. road, has boon placed in ' the asylum in Columbia. ( Miss Wise who lias been visitfng the Misses . Russell returned to her home in Trenton yes- t i.terday. More than one heart Is sorrowlul i **trover her departure. i The Inspection of the Abbeville Rifles will I take place on return of (.'apt. McGowan. : The boys are drilling daily preparing for the prize drill in Yorkville. i Mr. Samuel Aki.es found a terrapin Inst * week on whose back were inscribed "J. W. L. 1S77." Tlie question now is, whose deed was a it? t The Lebanon club will meet at the usual .] >1 place of meeting on Saturday the 21st instant | if at 4 o'clock p. in. i Mrs. J. M. Eason and children came up * from Charleston yesterday to spend a while with Mrs. Gary. 1 Mr. and Mrs. IIanchel loaves this week y to spend sometime In mountains of North . I ^ Carolina. Miss Ass Russet, and Miss Minnie Howie- ?. of Dne West, are visiting the Misses Russell, r Miss Clark ie Corn ran is spending a short J while with friends at Bradley. ?' I Miss Aylette and Miss Celia Chalmers ] returned Monday from a visit to Newberry. c Mr. W. H. Parker and family leave to-day \ to spend a few months in Cashiers Vaiiey. \ Mr. Winstock, of Charlestou. is spending 1 a while with his daughter Mrs. Visanska. Col. and Mrs. Eugene B. Gary have gone 1 to Alexandria, N. C., for the summer. j Judge McGowan and Miss Lucia are off ^ to-day for the Warm Springs, Va. i Mr. Charley Barnwell, of Columbia 4* visiting relatives in town. Mrs. Wardlaw. of LIncolnton, Ga., is visiting her mother Mrs. Miller. < IMiss Ellie Wilson, of Warreuton Is i among the visitors in town. t Miss Eugenia Frost, of Charleston is vis- s lting relatives iu town. I Miss Thurston is spending a while with I Miss Ellen Parker. f Dr. J. L. Miller, of Due West, was in towD > last Monday. \ Mr. S. Jenner Link spent last week in ! Wlllington. Mrs. Rosenberg, of Russia is visiting her ; * son here. Mrs. J. A. Brooks loft for Georgia last week. Dr. J. \V. Widest an* was In town last Saturday. Don't suffer with that cold in the head when a bottle of Sanford's or Sages catarrh . remedy will cure it In a short time, for sale ai L Speed's drug store. Thurbersbird seed at Speed's drug store. I have received in the last week over 20 | dozens ladies and children hats, and our 70 | pieces of ribbons in all colors. W. E. Bell. White plaid lace batiste for .ladies summer j dresses. W. E. Bell. Children .South Carolina Penitentiary made shoes at P. Rosenberg & Co. Money to loan on good collateral; apply to G* A. Douglass, Abbeville, S. C. 7-113t I offer great bargains in my July sales. Never before has such bargains been offered by any house. Wm. E. Bell. Hard Questions Which we nro Not Expected to Aimwer. Troy, S. C., July IP, 1SS& Editor Pi es* and Banner : A solution of the following questions will be highly gratifying, besides imparting information to a large number of voters at this place. We ask for information. Is it law for all officers holding a position ol trust to make mistakes and collect money from the county illegally and not refund or make reparation for same? Is it rk'ht for the Grand Jury after investigating the books of the county officers, and litiding large mistakes, and take no measures to recover same or take action for default ? Is It right for the county to suffer for the mistakes of incompetent officers, and is it right for said officers to take no steps toward correci/iiiK ur luiuui iqjmuug uic uivuc) 1 which they have mistakingiy collected? VOTER. 80iith|Cnrolina In Washington. , Some of the South Carolinians resident at the national capitnl nave formed a "South Carolina Democratic Association." Intending to have headquarters and make themselves felt, during the coming campaign. The officers are: John F.Treutlen of Columbia, president; James N. Lipscomb of Newberry, 1st Vice President; Edward Mclver, Cbernw, 2d Vice President ; \V. I*. McDaniel, Columbia, Secretary: R. S. Murchison, Abbeville, Finan . cial Secretary; J. S. Cutting, Berkeley, Sergeant-at-Arms. Executive Committee: Charles M. Davis, Spartanbure; James Tillman of Edgetleld ana C. C. Mauniug of Manning. v > Tillman will be There. Editor Press and Bannbr : I have Just received a communication from i B. R. Tilman in reply to the invitation from the Farmers club to be present and deliver an ( address at Hodges on July 20th instant, which he accepts with thanks for the courtesy and say. "'If nothing occurs to prevent I shall be pleased to comply with the request and you may so state." Yours respectfully, E. W. WATSON, Secretary F. C. Right 011 to Edgefield. Aiken Journal and Review. The second cargo of railroad Iron has been * received and the work of track laying will be resumed and pushed forward as rapidly aspossible. Between six and seven miles ol rails have been put down already, leaving a balancoof about fourteen miles to be completed, The contractor expects to have thlt? < completed in time to haul Edgefield's cotton to our Aiken market. A Hearty Invitlon to All. Editor Press and Banner: Dear Sir.?Will you please state In your issue of this week, that the public is invited to the campaign meeting at this place on the 23rd in the name of the Bradley and Smithville clubs. Ladies specially invited and arrangements made for their comfort. A pav barbecue on the grounds. No general table but some will bring basket". J. R. CARWILE, Pres. Bradley Club. I The whole Conntry Invited to Drink I.emonarte for the fhnrch. The largest meeting of the campaign will be held at Hodges 011 next Friday the 20th instant. The Uoyernor, B. R. Til man and ( JUUIIJ VlfUVi UiQUUpVuguvu OJ/vuncm T? til UC there, it is a joint meeting of the State nnd county Democracy. A barbecue dinner will be on the spotaud ice cream, lemonade nnd everything you want to keep you cool will be , handed around for the benefit of the Methodist church. We hope to meet tho whole county there. The Initial* are Herewith Cilven. Cokksbuky, >S. C.. July 14,1888. Editor Press and Banner : Mr. \V. A. Moore is a delegate from this circuit to District Conference. I see in Press and Banner list the initials are blank ; so that no one can tell what Moore is meant. I regret to trouble you about a small matter, but if convenient 1 would be pleased If initials were given nest week. Yours truly, D. Z. DANTZLER. Tuesday, at 10 A. M., the literary address. by Kev. j. u. uauoway, 01 Yoritviue, ueiorea well-llllcd house, cannot be too highly commended. Suecess of life was, mainly, the gifted speaker's theme. Laying tiie foundations of character in experimental religion, lie showed that, uilh will -.and work, the superstructure of success could not be a failure. So strong and impressive, so replete with cultured style was the address that, we learn, the repoiti is present sought a coppy for publication. Yorkville may well feel favored by so gifted a minister in her midst. ? A eclipse of the moon wiiloccuron the2Jn of July, and will be more interesting than the one of January 28th. The diameter of the earth's shadow wiil be much larger at the time in proporlion to the diameter of the moon, darkening the surface more totally. It will take place ft midnight when the moon is higher in the heavens and will be visible in this section, Unlnundried plaited bosom shirts irom 75c to 9125. P. ltoscnberg A Co. Special lot of children hoso reduced from 10c. to Sc. pair in regular made goods. W. IS. Hell. A LIVE TOWN. Talk in ami About the Growing Commercial .Mart. OrEKXWOOD, S. (!., July 17, 1X8S. Some months ago there was a Young Men's remperance Union at tliis place. I.ike till itlier good associations it flourished for only i short while. Why did it terminate a failiire? Simply because the older people and members failed to attend its regular meetings, riiey will always come for a short while and Ja-n ease themselves away as quietly as possible. Whenever young people see that older m es are evading doing good work they most nvariably use their influence against it too. IVIiere is there a single instance in t lie annals >!'history that tlie young have failed to do [heir duty to <?od when led on by their ancestors to do right. We see day after day ivhere neglect upon the part of the old to do heir duty leads to the destruction of the foung. We can mention a great number of men In mr city that lias been much bene tiled by lies? temperance unions. Men that had trown old and gray haired and were slaves to :lie bottle after joining the temperance union jppt their vows sacred to od and to man. Whore arc tho officials of tlie Temperance Union of our town of tho year 1XS7? What tre tliey doing? If they are still alive let hem c>mo forward and prove themselves noiwo ,?f mirl to fix anso of Christ. "Let tiicin come salth tile Unci." We need a revival 011 temperance ind we want It to come. Wc see and feel its leed, so let it come. 1 f yon seo a man drownng and see possible chances of your laving him and don't do it the life of that nan hangs upon you an everlasting itigtna. lid us have a temperance revival? There was preaching In our Presbyterian ihurch on last Thursday evening by Rev. lobn McI.ees. On Friday evening by Key. rlasseii, of Cross Hill, S. C. O11 Sunday uorning Mr. Iiassell preached an excellent icrinon on "moralism." His ideas and argunents were very clear and convincing. He lid his subject due justice. We think the executive committee showed ,*ery Poor taste in selecting Hodges, S. ('., as in appropriate place to hold a .State campaign neeting. While there is no people upon this rartli more hospitable than those of Hodges uid community and none more ready to ihow their hospitality than they are, yet we liink a place should have been selected vhere there are better railroad facilities, vhere people from all parts ol the country :ould cotne. It only suits the people of Abbeville, Greenwood, Donualds and Cokesbury, vhile there are numbers of others place* eft out. So Tar as grounds, water, etc., are jonccraed, 110 better place could have been :hosen than Hodges. A great many of our people are making ^reparations to attend "gala week" in Greenville. This will certainly be a big advertiseneat for the mountain city. Honey Williams, Jr., colored, was very bady hurt last Saturday by falling from a lumicr cur. Miss Rosa Beaudrot the oldest daughter of Mr. C'has. Beaudrotof our town died on last Sunday morning. She was an unusually >right young lady. We extend our deepest sympathies to this bereaved family. Prof. Hood, of Due West, will deliver an adIress before the Bible Society of this place in he Presbyterian church on next Sunday norning at 10 o'clock. 11 Is hoped that all ,he members of this society will be in attenmce. Mr. Philip Rosenburg, of Abbeville, arrived ji our city on last Friday from Henderson ,-iile, N. C. He catno over to see his mother, vho arrived in this couutry about a month igo from Germany. Mr. Rosenberg returned ,o Hendersouville on last Sunday morning. Mr. F. B. Cobb, one of Greenwood's most jopular young men for the past year a salesnan in the largo establishment of Bailey, iarksdale & Co., will cbango houses on 1st September. He goes with Messrs. J. K. Jursi & Co. Mr. Clarence Jordan, of Troy, S. C., was in he city last Sunday. Misses Sarah and Bessie Hill returned home >n last Friday evening after several days imong friends at Bradley und Troy. Mt. Julius Vlsaukska was in town last Sunlay. Mr. R. A. McLees is visiting Mr. S. P. Vlathews, of Kirkseys. Mrs. Bond and daughter, of Charleston is . isiting Mrs. Chas. Ueaudrot. Mr. J. F. Davis reports a very pleasant trip o the Hiliman Health Resort. He attended he Banquet given to the agents of the Cen.rai railroad. cotton continues to como into our town. rhis speaks well for the condition of the surounding country. Miss Bessie Gibbs "the lloral belle," who or the past two weeks, a guest of her grand-' uother Mrs. Molly Waller, left on last Friday or Yorkville. She goes there to visit Miss Daisy Hart. Miss Gibbs is a beautiful and lccomplished young lady. It Is to je hoped that she will return by Spartanburg md spend a while in Greenwood. Miss Mamie Purkerson leaves on next Monlay for Chick Spilngs near Greenville. There was a certain gentleman that left our own some time ago lor Gleu Springs. When ic left here he was a perfect Invalid. Alter staying there a while ho was so much Improved that he was able to walk all the way lome?a distance of sixty miles. We noticcd Mr. It. B. Johnson registered at tiley's hotel last Sunday. Mr. W. J- Wells, of Hartzog & Wells Steam itenovating Co., now located at Aiken, S. C., ivasiti the city last Sunday visiting his l'arnly. Mr. J. W. Payne is once more the happiest nan in town?a beautiful young lady visited jim last Saturday. The Greenwood city bakery is doing a splendid business, orders from all parts of he country are sent here for bread. There will be communion services in the 3aptist church on next Sunday. Preaching >y the pastorRev. G. II. Carter. To-day has been a very lively one at this ilace among our county candidates.it being he <lnv sot a ni.rt to hold a countv camDaitru neetiug. The orator's platform was situated ust to the left In front of Riley's Hotel. After in hour or so of street canvassing, and telling ,ho latest "Almanac" tales they adjourned to .he stand. Speakiug commenced at 11 a. m? and conInued until 2 p. rn. After which a very nice jarbecue was given by Messrs. Arnold and Uames In the new Euule building. The day ivus passed very pleasantly. Miss C'opeland, of Clinton, is vistllng Miss \nna Bell. The little cbild of Mrs. Katie Williams, of Columbia, received a very severe kick in the face by a mule on last Monday. Mrs. Willams was on a visit to her mother Mrs. Fell, )t Verdery. The little fellow was playing in :he lot and not knowing tbe dauber of mules an up too close. She passed through our :own to-day with the child on her way to Columbia. A game of ball was played on the college 2ampus this < vening between Ninety-Six and 3 recti wood. The game resulted: Ninety-Six, L; Greenwood, They will play auother jame at Ninety-Six to-morrow. A LITTLE MORE OF THE SAME SORT. Uun<ll<lntes?Vlwltors CoinhiK mxl Uoin?*... Deaths and Grave Stones? Plaiting: Mills and Hotels ... Mail Kontos Discontinued?A Uig Day for Loundesville, Wlitu all Her Gnests Will be Dined Without Wine Lightning Cannot Kill Them?A Thorough, Satisfactory, and Complete Settlement of the Woodronr Question. Lowndesville, S. V., July 16,1SSS. We are again having some hot weather. Fhe mornings get up hot, and the days go to hud hot. Mr. J. M. Latimer spent a day or two the tirst of last week in Augusta. Mr. B. It. Heck having spent some time here returned to Augusta on last Monday. Mr. J. H. Carlisle lost his little babe last Monday from whooping cough, and Its remains were deposited In Smyrna cemetery the next day, the llev. \V. S. Martin conducting the services. Miss Lena llrownlee, of Penny's creek, was in town on last Tuesday. Miss Cora Hawthorn, of Latimer, was on our streets on last Tuesday. Our township was visited by quite a wet raiu last Tuesday evening. In some places it was damaging to the crops. Our smaller streams were very high, and nearly every one caught away from home was waterbound. After the rain Mr. J. M. Baker,and some colored men, in crossing a swollen stream in a wagon, had considerable difilculty iu saving themselves and the team. Mr. E. K. Horton and family having spent some time visiting in the up-country, returned to town on last Tuesday. Mr. J. H. Buskin lost his llttlo child last Tuesday from catarrhal fever. It was buried the next day in Providence cemetery, Rev. It. C. Ligon ofli elating. Mr. Herbert Barnes,of Anderson, who spent tho last term at the Lexington, Ky., Business College spent several days here last week. Mr. r. Hi. urancii, 01 iucuormicK, Is now engaged with Mr. J. L>. Reeves, contractor, and is boarding at Mr. P. L. Sturkey's. Some of our young men while away some of their leisure moments, at the shank end of the day. playing marbles. Mr. Win. Hlx, of Fair Play, spent several days of last week at the home of his kinsman, Sir. B. Berry Allen. Mr. Robert McCurry, of Hart well, spent last Wednesday night with Mr. J. Q. Donnald, 011 his way to ML Cannel, where he cxpects to go into business. Mr. W. L. Miller, candidate for the Legislature, and his brother, Mr.Sam Miller, of l>uc West, passed through our section last week. Mrs. O. R. Ilorton moved into the now hotel at the depot on last Thursday. Mr. H. L. lluckabeo ?nd wife,of Pelzor, were our guests for a day or I wo of last week. Mr. J. 1>. Chalmers, of Abbeville, came up last Friday to arrange tombstone and railing at the grave of the lamented Miss Lola Speer. Embracing the (ifth Sunday In this month, there will be a several days meeting held here in Providence church, Dr. J. L. Wilson, of Abbeville, assisting the pastor. Messrs. T. Baker & Son have erected quite au extensive shed on the Latluier lot, under ?????? ^ ?.?JS) . ? which to prepare the timbers for building their new stores. Messrs. J. Dounald and S. F. Hutchison spent la*t Friday and Saturday at Anderson in attending to.some business. Mr. W. L. Seawright is now pushing his planing, tongueiDg and grooving machine preparing the lumber of Messrs. T. Baker & Son. Miss Lula Hutchison after having spent several weeks at Mt. Carmel returned to lier home in the Fork the day before yesterday, accompanied by Miss Kate Powell of tne former place. All lovers(and whoarenot)of good iruil, are now getting a taste of it semi-occasionally, in the form of peaches and apples. Messrs. 1>. L. Barnos and W. M. Baker were called to Anderson on Saturday last on important business. The horse mail route from Abbeville C. H. via this place to Elberton, Ua., has been discontinued, because of its not being "worth the candle" to the government, and some of the lolk along the line do not much like the step. Mr. W. L. Kennedy was somewhat 'Minder the weather" physically for several days of last week. At this writing he is better. On yesterday there was a considerable change in the weather, a cool east wind, and gentle showers of rain were tailing at Intervals during tlieday. This Information is Riven to your many readers outside of this county's limits, a.v it is presumable that there was pretty much the same weat her over the county. We are all look Ins forward to a big day on the 4th of August, We are expecting a large Icrowd of privates, and all of the would-be ! nuliliflrc ?if u-hmri frmhlinktO will he fix pected to tell us just how It is. Whether the I crowd is big or little we expect to dine it, but lis this is a dry town, will not wine it. The Indies of the Presbyterian and Methodist churches will during the day furnish, for a small consideration, to all desiring such luxuries, cake, ice cream, Ice lemonade, Ac., and as their receipts will be devoted to a worthy object, benefit of their respective churches, we bespeak for them a liberal patronage. During the Hempbill-Maxwell campaign, Dr. Maxwell went to Mr. W.G. Huckabee's to spend the night, on his way to a Baptist association at Kirst Creek church. The next I morning when ready to start it was discovered that during the night some miscreant had taken oil' one of his buggy taps. The most diligent search failed to tind It. A few days ago a tap was found about one hundred yards from where the buggy stood that night, supposed to tie tiie long lost one. Theaverage litlledarkey seems to be almost proof against lightning. Another instance to record, this time at Mr. L. C. Mauldin's, last Tuesday, when two of them were knocked down under an apple tree, but they were up and agoing In a few minutes. A new wrinkle in evolution, a sort of cvoluting backwards. A nut for Dr. Woodrow, or anjr one else who chooses to tackle the subject and throw some light upon It. A few evenings since several gentlemen were discussing the subject for the special benefit of a darkey present, and when the idea was given that we sprang from the monkey, said darkey took issue with us, and said thut he believed that Ihe souls of the old time darkles went Into monkeys, as he had seen monkeys that looked exactly like some old niggers that lived long time ago. Well that about settles It for the present. TROUPE. H. .M. tiauuon cc uo., lire unerinj; suiuc e>pecial bargains in summer dress goods, remnants suitable for misses dresses will be closed at a sacrifice. Call early it you wish to avail yourself of these special bargains, the supply is limited and they most go, to make room for fall stock. R. M. Haddon & Co., have full line mourning goods, cheap, medium, and fine. In politics our motto is Tariff Reform. In drugs, lowest prices and purest goods. Best Patent Medicines, purest Drugs for Prescription work, Paints, Oils, <fcc. Garden Seeds, School Books, and all specialties of the drug trade. J. B. Franks, Lowndesville, S. C. March 29,1883,12m. For anything in the gents furnishing goods line, call on P. Rosenberg & Co. The best place to buy is whore you can find the largest assortment for anything in the gentlemen line. Call on P. Rosenberg & Co. Bargains! bargains!! in straw hats. P. Rosenberg &Co. I will take stock In this month, and have reduced the price on several lines ol summer goods iu order to reduce my stock. Call and see for yourself. W. E. Bell. finoAd'i Hrn cr KfAl'A. A nice lot of hammocks lor the Summer. Cheap, at Speed's drug store. No more round shoulders, if you will buy a pair of the celebrated Knickerbocker shoulder braces, at Speed's drug store. The American fruit preserving powder and liquid, 25 cents and 51 sizes, at Speed's drug store. With the latest improved machinery, I am now serving milk shakes. Don't forgot to try them. Speed's drug 6tore. Why not have fruit and yegetabtes the year round, when you can do so by using the American preserving powder and liquid. One package will preserve 250 pounds of fruit or two barrels of cider. For sale only at Speed's drug store. Kennebeck ice for sale by \V. II. Burns. Beautiful line of white lawns just received W. E. Bell's. 1 case of corsets just received in all sizes, for ladles and misses. \V. E. Bell. Dress goods worth 10%c. for CUJc. per yard Call and get what you want before It is too late. W.E.Bell. Just received the largest stock of shirts in town. P. Rosenberg & Co. If you wish bargains in light summer dress goods, call in during the month of July and|I will save you 20 per cent on your bill. W. E. Bell. maruiedT MARRIED?At the residence of Mr. J. M. Wright near Hodges, Mr. W. T. MADDEN and Miss MINNIE WRIGHT, were married by the Rev. R. R. Dagnell on Thursday, July 12, 1SS8. ERSKINECOLLEGE, DUE WEST, S. C. OPENS FIRST MONDAY IN OCTOBER. Otters the advantages of a thorough Collego course at very reasonable rates. It is now in the forty-ninth year. Entire expenses for the nine months, including board 8165. Send for catalogue. W. M. GRIER. July 18, 1888. To House Builders. rw^TTT? UA \ O T"\ HO T\TT>\T>C? At* XTTXTTT* | 'ilfj A?WV/f JL'ilVIjVjlUHO wr 1 ty-Slx High School will receive sealed bids lor I he erection of a school house In the town of Ninety-Six, until the 2nd of August. Plans and specifications can be seen by applying to, W. L. ANDERSON, Jr., July IS, 1888. Secretary. Buist Turnip Seed. Ruta Bajra, Yellow Aberdeen, Yellow Amber, Mammoth Red Top, White Norfork and Seven Top, at E. A. TEMPLETON. Col. J. W. R. Pope has returned to the editorship of the Columbia Register, the position he held for several years preceding the last two or three. An express train on the Virginia Midland Railroad fell through a trestle July 13. Three were killed, and twenty-four are reported as injured. For Cash great bargains in printing material can be had by j^crsonal application at the office of the Christian Neighbor, Columbia, 8. C. The Corpse Trust Company were brought from Charleston to the penitentiary last night, July 9. The State Teacher's Association was held in Columbia July 11, 12, 13. Distinguished educators from all parts of South Carolina were present. The recently improvements in the fire department of Charleston are said to work admirably as proven by a necessary practical test. The Congaree Cotton Mill, run by steam, will soon be in operation here in Columbia, in the old bent wood factory building. Rev. John W. Boswell, of Arkansas, has been elected Assistant Editor of the Nashville Christian Advocate. Prof. L. ]}. Hayncs has accepted a position as teacher in the Leeaville English and Classical Institute. ' ' :w' CANDIDATES. For Solicitor. W. C. McGOWAN Is hereby announced as a candidale for Solicitor of the Eighth Circuit, subject to the action of the Democratic party, either in primary or convention.' We are authorized to announce GEORGE E. PRINCE, of Anderson, as a candidate for Solicitor of the Eighth Judicial Circuit. 11. A. CHILD, of Pickens, Is hereby announced as a candidate for Solicitor of the Eighth Circuit, subject to the action of tbe Democratic party, either in primary or convention. >1. F. ANSEL is hereby announced as a candidate for the Solicitorship of the Eighth Circuit, subject to the action of the Democratic party. For ludcc Probate Court. The many friends of J. F. LIVINGSTON announce him as a candidate for theofflceof Probate Judge, subject to the action of the Democratic primaries. J. FULLER LYON, Esq., submits his reelection to the Democratic primaries. For Auditor. I respectfully nsk the endorsement of the people of Abbeville eotinty ut the coming Democratic primary election for reappointment as County Auditor. A. \V. JONEa. For Clerk. We are authorized to announce Opt. JOHN M. COCHltAN as a candidate for Clerk of the Court of Common Fleas and General Sessions, subject to action of primaries. The Hodges Democratic club respectfully announce Major M. G. ZEIGLER us a candidate for re-election to t he office of Clerk of the Court of General Sessions and Common Pleas for Abbeville county, subject to action of the primaries. For the House of RepreNentntivcs. We are authorized to announce J. II. HARMON as a candidate for the Legislature, sub Ject to Democratic primaries. We are authorized toannounce T. A. GRAHAM as a candidate for the House of Representatives, subject to the action of the Democratic primaries. Waare authorized to announce the name of O. P. HAWTHORN, as a candidate for the House of Representatives, subject to the action of the Democratic primaries. WALTER L. MILLER, Is hereby announced as a candidate for the House of Representatives, subject to the action of the Deinocra tic primaries. Wc are authorized to announce Rev. J. N. YOUNG as a candidate for re-election to a scat In the House of Representatives, subject to action of the primaries. ELLIS G. GRAYDON, Esq., is hereby announced as a candidate for the House of Representatives, subject to the action of the Democratic primaries. We are authorized to announce the name of WILLIAM P. CALHOJN. Esq., as a candidate for the House of Representatives, subject to tho action of the Democratic primaries. We are authorized to announce W. D. MARS as a candidate for re-eloct Ion to a seat in the House of Representatives, subject to action of the primaries. We are authorized to announce C. A. C. WALLER as a candidate for the House of Representatives, subject to action of primaries. W. C. BENET is hereby announced as a candidate for the House of Representatives, subject to the Democratic primaries. We ara authorized to announce Capt. J. N. KING as a candidate for a seat in the Legislature. He will abide the result of the primaries. r We we authorized to announce W. D. MANN us a candidate for Sheriff, subject to action of primaries. The friends of JAMES S. GIBERT announce him as a candidate for Sheriff, subject to action o 1 primaries. We are authorized to announce Cant. F. W. II. NANCE as a candidate for Sheriff, subject to action of primaries. The many friends of THOS. L. MOORE, oi Ninety-Six, S. C., beg leavo to nominate him us candidate for Sheriff of Abbeville county, pledging him to abide by the ensuing primary election. W. T. BRANCH is hereby announced as a candidate for Sheriff of Abbeville county, subject to action of primaries. For County Commissioner. Wo are authorized to announce WILLIAM MAGILL as a candidate for County Commissioner, subject to the action of the Democratic I>riui<M ie?. The ninny friends of JOHN H. THOMAS announce him as a candidate for the office of County Commissioner, subject to the action of tbe Democratic primaries. We are authorized to announce Capt. J. T. BOYK1N, of Mount Carmel, us a candidate for County Commissioner, subject to action of primaries. We are authorized to announce JAMES A. McCORD as a candidate for the office of County Commissioner, subject to the action of the Democratic primaries. J. E. BROWNLEE is hereby announced as a candidate for County Commissioner. Subject to the action of Democratic primaries. We are authorized to announce J. F. C. DuPRE as a candidate for County Commissioner, subject to the action of tho Democratic primaries. * Wc are authorized to announce Capt. J. T. PARKS as a candidate for County Commissioner, subject to action of primaries. We are authorized to announce Capt. G. M. MATTISON as a candidate for re-election to the office of County Commissioner, subject to action of the Democratic primaries. We are authorized to announce Major J. W. LITES as a candidate for County Commissioner, subject tu action of primaries. For School Commissioner. The many friends of Capt. E. COWAN announce him as a candidate for re-election to the office of School Commissioner. We are authorized to announce J. N. CARWILE as a candidate for School Commissioner, subject to action of primaries. The Walnut Grove Democratic club unanimously nominate M. B. McGEE for the office of School Commissioner, subject to trie primary election. We are uulhorizcd to announce R. G. McLEES ns a candidate for School Commissioner, subject t? action of primaries. For Coroner. The many friends of M. HARVEY WILSON announce him as a caudidate for Coroner, subject to the action of the Democratic primary. For Trensurer. R. J. ROBINSON is hereby announced for County Treasurer. He will abide by the result of the Democratic primary election. J. W. PERRIN is hereby announced for County Treasurer. lie will abide by the result of the Democratic primary election. VjRtimer Locnla. Latimer, July 16, 1887. Up to the past twenty-four hours the weather has been extremely warm, the thermometer most of the time up in the nineties. Since then we have been blest with refreshing rains. Dr. and Mrs. J. A. Gibert, of Bordeaux, spent several days last week with Mrs. Dr. Taggart. Mrs. Barksdale, of Macon, Ga., is visiting her daughter, Mrs. J. S. Johnson. Mr. and Mrs. M. P. DeBruhl and children spent last week with Mrs. G. C. Graves. Miss Patty Williams is visiting Mrs. Norwood Calhoun, of Hester. Miss Jane Alston, a charming representative of Bordeaux society, spent a'few days last week with Mrs. Dr. Taggart. Several of the young people of Latimer were delightfully entertained at Mrs. Johnnie Browulee's last evening. Mr. Gilbert Tennent, of Augusta, after a pleasant visit to relatives in and around Latimer, returned home last Friday. Mr. II. 0. Bell, Mr. Johnson Cleckly and Miss Louise Calhoun, are off to Abbeville to atteud District Conference. The croquet ground continues to be a favorite resort for our young people. After a pleasaut visit of a week in Anlreville, Miss Cora Hawthorne returned home home this morning. Miss (Jussie McKeller is visiting her sister Mrs. EngeneDuPre. Honor Bright. .' - v3?" WESLEYAN FEM STAUNTON, VA. Opens Sept. ! for Young Ladlei In the Union. All Depar heat; Gas light; SI tuation beautiful; CI Terms among the lowest In the Union. F OLD VIRGINIA SCHOOL, write for a cat( Extracts from Lowndesville Advertiser Politics and Religion. As a State and a nation, wo are verging on a period in our history when the moral stamina, and the professed civilization of our country, will be thoroughly tested. Nothing brings out so vividly the exact attainments of a people, as a political campaign. It is becoming (rightfully so, too) a test of the solidity of a man's religion. This is one of the best signs of our times. There is nothing more absurd and pernicious in tendency than the opinion that a man's public administrations or acts are entirely disconnected from his private life. It sounds childish and is the outgrowth of a false idea, to teaeh a distinction along thi9 line. You sometimes hear men talking against a man's carrying his religious sentiments into politics, as though they were to be totally distinct. The unthinking, and the corrupt politician always talk that way, but the man of reason, who knows and feels the worth of life, and the inseparable relation of every part of a man's character, knows better, and in spite of all to the contrary, he knows that a man's political acts, and religious principles, are conjunctive. You cannot separate them. The one is an index to the other. A man's political views, and the exercise of his right of suffrage, determine beyond question what he is religiously, despite all he may profess to the contrary. Any individual act determining public weal or woe, does as much to fix a man's religious worth, as any act between man and man. The feelings of friendship, or the promise of nnmhirmtion. or the old secret custom of "you tickle me and I will tickle you," cannot palliate the offence of a man in compromising his religious convictions, for the sake of political intrigues. We maintain the ground, that a man's politics and religion are inseparably connected, and that whatever he is in the one, he is in the other. If he makes his religious convictions first, and those convictions are intelligent and high, then he will aot and vote politically in the light of his religious life, but if he puts politics first and, at least for the time being, sells out and compromises bis religious convictions, it will only be a matter of time, when the man will regulate all of his religious life, upon the same basis. Our politics and religion will be in quality as educating and elevating in fluences just what we make them by our personal acts, and individual lives. Vote as you pray. If a man is a friend, and there is much about him you like, and yet you know he is not whathe should be religiously, and tbat he is defective in his sympathies and aspirations concerning certain lines of action, necessary t) the promotion of the best interests of the country, then as a Christian, you ar6 duty bound to look out for some man who will represent, and take care of this interest, although you are not in your social relations half so familiar as with the other. It takes backbone?it takes grit?to act upon this high plane, but it will take the exercise of this to . bring the needed reform, if it ever comes, and now is the time to act. Vote for no man who is not known to be in hearty sympathy with all the intellectual and moral interests of the country. If every religious man in this country will carry his religion! with him into this political campaign, 1 and to the ballot-box, then you will begin to see reform and progress, indicative of the pcrmence of our Christian civilization. "Tote Fair." There is something quite significant in the slaug phrase "tote fair," when applied to dealing fairly with each other in political contests. It is a phrase which should be kept in mind by a great many political partisans, candidates, and newspaper editors. If there is anything in the world to be deplored, in the world of public affairs, it is unfair means, and measures to defeat an opponent. It is damaging, for the time being at least, ' to the good name of the man you oppose, and it is a certain injury to the man who inflicts the unjust wound, 1 It is as much taxation 011 the better feelings and moral sentiments of a ' man's life to deal unfairly in the political realm, as it is in any other. We should first of all find out, as best we can, a man's character?what 1 he is in his intellectual and moral attainments, and whether he is a wor- 1 shipper of parties or principles?and if lie is a man of integrity, and equipped ' for tlie position sought, then he should 1 have the full benefitof it; antlif lie is successful, the man feels that he is the 1 1 1 friend of all, and that he is not called 1 upon to resort to tricks and deceptions 1 in order to strengthen his hopes of oflice, and make successful his public 1 administration. "Tote fair." This is the method which makes a country prosperous, a people harmonious, and ' a government permanent. It keeps down prejudice, makes up sympathy, and the high attainments of the ser- ] vant of the people, in integrity, hon- 1 or, and devotion to principle, becomes < worthy of imitation and public appre- ! ciation. I Let the great word right be the motto i of every man, and, acting on this basis, men are not half so apt to err, i and if errors are committed, they are i more charitably criticised, and more < |easily corrected. It is the only safe- s IALE INSTITUTE. 20, 1888. One of the most attractive School* tmenti Thorough. Bnlldlngs Elegant; Steam lroate splendid: Pupils from Nineteen States, or the LIBERAL TERMS of this CELEBRATED ilogue to WM. A. HARRIS, Pres't, Staunton, Va. guard in public as well as private action. If a man, who would be the servant of the people, has defects in his character and they are known to be defects in his character, then it is fair and right to give publicity to them ; but if he is all that the highest and best judgment of the best thinkers of the country demand, and if altogether worthy of the position sought, then we as an opponent deal with him fairly. Never attempt to hatch up objections against him which are not real, and thereby place him nnder a cloud of suspicion which is altogether unfounded. The man that does it will form the habit of defrauding his fellows of their good names, and will soon bring himself down to the base idea that character is only a myth, and a good name cheap. Nothing he may do for a friend will ever condone for me wrong ne nas aonean opponent. If you would be truly manly, broad in view, and magnanimous in spirit, then, in politics, as well as anywhere else, learn to tote fair. Extracts from Christian Neighbor Power of Dlncrimnation. "I looked around my audience," said the old Grecian orator, <4and they had dwindled away?one ouly remained. But that one was Plato, and this was enough for me." The attention of one mind of worth was more prized than the listening ears of thousands of common ones. The appreciation of a few noble minds is always to be valued above the clamerous applause of empty pated men, that these latter are counted by hundreds. Too often a man seeks approval of some act or opinion, and goes to the "idle multitude" for it?all that is desired is a "backing,"?failing this he considers his cause a failure, being destitute of perseverance, and a determination to follow the right though he walks alone. A noisy indiscriminating chorus of applause is more to be desired by such a man than the "well done" of a few clear-minded, iiirlimmid thinL-oi'u ftuira Tloon Sinn. J UUIV1UUO UUIUIkVtUl W Ayvuftl UlWIl ley, "The heroes of maukind are the mountains, the highlands of the moral world. They diversify its monotony, they furnish the watershed of its history, as the Grampians or the Alps or the Andes which tower over the lowlands and fertilize the plains and divide the basins of the world of nature'. To be blind to this superiority, to be indifferent to these eminences, to think only of their defects or their angularities, is as depressing to the intellectual sense of beauty and worth as was that strange unconciousness of physical grandeur, which, in the last century caused Oliver Goldsmith to prefer the continuous plain of Holland to the hills and rocks of which he complained as intercepting by their deformities the views of the unfortunate traveller in Scotland." "Appreciation of genius is the next thing to genius," says another, and truly when we see the indiscriminate praise bestowed upon this thing, and the'equally unreasonable condemna tion which crushes auothfcr, one must place at high value the power of judging between the shoddy and the true, the half sincere and the genuine. Despite our glorious Constitution no two men were ever born free and equal, not in any sense whatever, except before the law?and there only theoretically, as witness the different judgment meted out to different men for the same crime. Admit that the great mass of mankind measure up to the stature of what is indefinitely termed the average man, but please do not deny to others a greater breadth and height. Remember the great dean'smountains, and highlands of the moral world which diversity its surface, and because these rise above you do not complain that they intercept your view?if you cannot attain to their height get what glimpse you can between the mountains. + ^m-+ ChnrleMton Improvement mid Hotel Company. The commendable enterprise of the men composing this company should command the sympathy and good will of the people in every section of the Palmetto State, and, as far as other claims and investments permit, their co-operation as well. It is with the State as an inspired one wrote of the human body: "And whether one member suffer, all the members suffer with it; or one member be honoured, all the members rejoice with it." As the establishment of the Grand Seaside Hotel will be an occasion of more or less profit to all parts of the State, nud an honor to the builders, great mid small, and their generation, the laudable devisement should be regarditi n iriAitr tifi rtf 5 *1 cu iii a j>;iav/iivai ?* uo v/i iuicicoi beyond the precincts of the metropolis :>f the State. It is believed that the labor of builders will not be in vain?that the Lord will build the house ; and ever keep , watch over the venerable "City by the ' Sea." Prof. J. P. Pritchard has resigned liis position as Principal of the Mul- j lins School, and has accepted the Prin- | jipalship of the Clarence School in i Missouri. Prof. Pritchard is a capital < teacher, having many years experience < to support liis other qualifications. While his services are much needed in South Carolina it is gratifying that ] the opening in Missouri promises to be , Due of usefulness and withal a good i jalary. i J InnecnrKy of Hnmata Life. Four men were lyuched in one day in Kansas last week, two in Minne- ; $ apolis, one in Syracuse, two at Chetopaami one in Illinois, making five 111 all, three whites aud two negroes. There is no country in the world where human life is so insecure as in several of the United States of America. It is a reproach upon the state aud national government. It is a damnable outrage, not possible anywhere but in this boasted civilization of the 19th century iu a free country. ?The Iowa Citizen. Nothing in the world makes human / life as insecure as war, and nothing i.< a greater reproach to a State or Nation <han to go to war, and nothing is a / greater standing disgrace than a standiugarmy, and nothing is more opposed to Christianity than the teach- " ing, the spirit and practice of war. A Fool. Geo. H. Gibson, Boston, is being passed around by the papers as the greatest known fool for shooting himself because his tailor was not on time with his wedding suit. How much less is tiiat man a fool who shoots a second man for a cause less trifling? In a case of suicide the murdered and the murderer are both one and the same person?no more than the dualone can do. "When one man murders another one man is dead, the murderer still lives to murder, perchance, an- N other and may be another. l The place God puts us in is the place of honor, because we are in trust with f great opportunities to magnify that place.? Neio Orleans Christian Advo- .jj cate. A no small trouble is for one to know when he is in a certain place that God put him there. Men generally seek a place to suit themselves and, having found it, hope that God approves so far as they care anything about his approval or disapproval. It does not seem a hard matter for even ' > religious men to persuade themselves , * that God has had a hand in placing them in a certain place?specially so ' Jvj if it be one of honor and fatness?but . a "cross proyidence" is "hard to be understood." "What mortals we be. 1 The Episcopal church is the oldest of the Protestant denomination!) in this country .?Greenville News. The age of a church, like the "hoary head," is a "crown of glory if it be found in the way of righteousness." While in point of time the age of a church should not be overlooked yet the Christianity?faith and practice? of a church is that by which it should be judged and on which a; churcji ' H| should base its claim to be of the "whole family." While one church is none the better or none the worse for being simply older or youDger than another, the Greenville News might do a favor to a considerable number of people within v nnH xviHmilf tVia -/>hllpnViaa V?tt xrininw MilV* TT 1VUVMW ?uv VMUiVUVQ UJ glVJU^ the date of the organization of some of the older churches in this country ?making special note of the oldest Personally, we care precious little about the age of any church; all we care about the question is to learn the ' . truth. ? ? The recent floods in the West are subsiding, leaving in their track unparelled desolation?houses floated off, ', growing crops destroyed, families rendered homeless?the accumulations ot" years of toil swept away in an hour. Losses said to be fully $3,000,000. This with other "local disturbances" affords ~ an occasion for scientists so to explain and for "national" base-ballists and other men and things of the sort so to . ; show that God's judgments are not in the earth. Isa. xxvi:9. "The laws of nature" "contiuue as they were from the beginning of the creation." Scientist. Along with "eating and drinking, and marrying and giving in marriage" the people are obliged to have something toamuse them. Base' .. v ballist. And so on until the day the newsboys shall be crying "National prosperity"?"Scientific discoveries" ?"Grand baseball game"?"Immense crowd"?Suddenly as lightning sh&ll the Lord descend from heaven with a' shout, with the voice of an aorhangel and the sounding of the trumpet and the end of the world shall have come. "Lirht." Since the miraculous scaffolding? the gifts given unto men?were "drove away" and the. completion of the Christian Scriptures the Church and world have had all the light that will ever be given before that which shall attend the coming of the Son of man to judgment. Many people are looking for something more?they know not exactly what -that a nation may be born in a / day? or something more powerful than "faith, hope and charity;" whereas the true explanation is that "light is come into the world" but meu comprehend it not. There may be and, it is believed will be, an increased comprehension of the light by those who come to light in preference to remaining in darkness. "This is the condemnation, that light is come into the world." Col. Jas. L. Davis was killed near Windsor July 13 by being run over by in engine and cab. He is supposed to have been overcome by the heat and to have fallen on the track in passing from his office to his home. jBSTDon't think that because you ire grown folks there is nothing in the "Schools" that may suit you. In the schools arc both teachers and learnsrs and, excepting those who know ev3rything, all may learn someth ng. Catalogue of Sunday-School publications of the M. E. Church, South, J. D. Barbee, Agent, Nashville, Tennessee?of special service to pan tors and superintendents. ' i *