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The Press and Banner *S"Publlshed every Wednesday at 5- a year in advance. Wednesday, April 17,1889. The "AlM'ollun" Farmer in Newberry. "Our observation has been that, as a rule, those fanners who raise all cotton, and buy nil their supplies are not the most successful."? Newberry JItrald and Sews. There would have been nothing strange in the above paragraph, if our neighbor had worded it in plain English, somewhat after this fashion: "Our observation has been that as a rule those farmers are not the most succeeful who wait to the first or the fifteenth of March, to begin work,and who after the crop is planted, wait a month for It to be ready to hoc and then, after it is "laid by," wait anottier month or six weeks for the crop to be ready to pother. When the crop is gathered, then stop, say about the middle of November, and wait till next March before doing any more work." That Is way to talk of all cotton farming. Kven suppose the cotton farmer should R:xt tier the cotton crop, it would bo difllcnlt to show where such a farmer works more tban five days in the week for seven mouths In tlie year. The all cotton farmer does not fall because he plants cotton, but the cause of his failure lies in the fact that he does not apply the business methods which bring success, ilo fail simply becuuse he Is idle about one half of the year. No man In this country nee?l expect to succeed as long as lie wastes five months In the year and goes to town on Saturday during the work Rea?on to buy lib- cotton seed, meat corn, flour, oat?, hamper baskets, and boo handle*, while he leaves his wagon, cows, ana farm implements in the weather Jill the year The all-cotton farmer is simply a so-calloi! farmer who does not put In a year's work' and for this season alone, he may ever ex. pect to be a dead failure. The alt-cotton farmer we believe seldom has evena good pasture" Isn't it preposterous to expect success for a farmer who works only part of a year, and then has not a pasture? With a largo nunr ber of all-cotton farmers, there is no wonder thatcollossa! combinations should be formed* whose sole object it may be to the purchase all sorts of farm products? Before the farmers of Abbeville county abandoned the Newberry Plan of "all-cotton" farming there were some men here who did business 011 the "all-cotton"' plan. But such si system in Abbeville county is now a thing of the past, though tharo may be an exceptional case of "all-cotton" in the county down below Ninety-Six, or up towaru Anderson line, where we believe some of the "all-cotton" men give a lien on their crops for supplies. In Abbeville county there must be few farmers who have not a barley patch. No farmer possesses vast stretches of unfenced lands in this county that would make valuable grazing fields for cattle, hores, or othe. animals. Such lands are now covered with grating cattle. A milk cow will sell for, say $?>, beef cattle will always bring a fair price, and as the waste lands have been fenced, thousand of cattle are sold by our farmers every fall. The cattle are industrious. They work from early spring until the last of the grass crop Is gathered. They charge nothing for services In turning the grass iuto flesh, and and no landowner in this county alJowshlsgrass to go lowaste. An "all-cotton" farmer would be a real curiosity here. What wek now of ' all-cotton" farming in Abbeville county Isfrom tradition andsuchinformation as can get from Newberry, and other distant parts. The Political Drift. It seems that there is a disposition on the part of the President and other Republicans to make a new departure in politics. While they seem not to be disturbed about a United North, a Solid South, they think, Is a stand" lmr menace. Having failed in former years to break the solid South on the old party lines, they think the result may t>e accomplished by exciting attention to the question of Protection to .Manufactures. That Protection will be a live issue at no distant day, we have no doubt. Having th<cotton in our own fields, the prcseut high tariff has given the manufacturing interests oi the South a great impetus, and new factories are being built in every p.irt of the Southern States. The South, therefore, will eventually manufacture the larger part of the cotton crop?protection or no protection. We have an abiding faith iu our ability to cope with any people on the face of the earth. Our people are beginning to be thoroughly aroused as to the advantages which protection gives to the manufacturing interests, and wherever we find a manufacturing community, the probability is, that a strong pro- j tectlou element may he developed whenever there is an exciting cause. While it would no doubt be best for the con" turner to have the tariff reduced to the lowest rates, yet the manufacturing interest will ever maintain the tariff, and the Influence of all the capita 1 is invested in manufactures will be exerted toward maintaining the pres ent system. In nny excitement that may follow, the Southern people should not ik> uniuiixiiui of thelrsurroundiugsandthe necessity for preserving good local governments. Should not be forgotten. j We should not allow the prolltlcal enemy by tneuns of a Trojan horse, to put us at route j nor should we allow liitn to capture any part of the South. As one contending army would carefully avoid doing what the adversary wishes so wo of the South should not be too ready to embrace the issues as they are presented by our prolltlcal adversary. If the negro and the scalawag arc given a c<?ld shoulder at Washington, it Is not because of any love for us, but It Is because the enemy is wise,and knows that the solid South is not to be broken by the old disreputable methods. Recently men of doubtful political record have rushed to Washington in the belief that their lack of sympathy with their respectable neighbors was sufficient to secure a fat ofHee from tnc President. This class of pa* t lots have as yet, gained but little, excep_ that notoriety which an independent seala wag is pretty sure to get in these days. The Pickens Lyncher*. As our readers may remember, some ne" groes in Plfikens, about two years ago, lynchprl n urhlln mnn fnr nn nssnult oil a little lie gro girl, from the effects ol' which assault she died a few days afterward. The lynchers were promptly arrested, and after some delay, they were brought to trial and convicted. They were sentenced to be hanced two weeks ago, but the Governor respited thein until next Friday, and last Monday he pardoned them. Petitions had been signed in many parts of the State asking the governor to cither pardon them, or else to commute their sentence to Imprisonment. We took it for granted that there was not the least probability of their being hanged, and for this reason we took no special interest in urging our people to more earnest effort to save them. Under existing circumstances the good name of theState would not permit the Governor to allow them to be! banged. The courts and the Goveror must act fairly and Impartially between the races. We have} no doubt of the guilt of the Pickens lynchers, and if we are to judge from the past, white men, under exactly similar circumstances, would not have been convicted, and if they had been convicted, we have not the slight- i est idea that the Governor would have allowed them to be hanged. Then he would I not allow these negroes to be hanged. IT white men go free, for the crime of lynching, | then negroes should not suffer for a like of The Cieorgia. Carolina am! Northern Kail way. We will say In th<> beginning licit we know nothing of any projected railroad to Abbeville, but the Kfltcrloii Shir is authority l"r this paragraph. That paper assures its loaders that it has not lost faith in the road which is to make this country blossom as the rose, and t hen goes on to say : The (?., ('. iV N., officers could have lorn; ago borrowed the money, necessary to complete tlie road, but being clear-sighted business men, they wanted to secure lis low a rati: of interest for their bonds as possible. To do this, it was necessary that the Seaboard AirI.iiiu system consent to an endorsement, of these bonds, which a majority of the directors declined to do. lbit a few mouths since, the chief engineer of this system was seni I over the survey of the <;., iV X., from Monroe to Atlanta) with Instructions to carefully investigate the character of the country through which tiie new road would pass, as also to examine the survey. At a recent meeting of the Seaboard officers this engineer made his report, and it was so very encouraging that they agreed to loan ...... i ;t ?? tilic m.vv line .which is eolliv aleut to a settlement of the question of money. To show that there is foundation for tills re port, at the Athens meeting. (ion. lloke had tlio directors to agree to a lease of the forty miles of the G., C. & N., that are completed. 10 the Seaboard road, which means a consolidation of the two lines. It is now proposed to not only resume work on the new road this summer, hut it is also <aid that, it will he pushed to completion a* fast as men and money can do the work. To this end. it is proposed to put at work laitse ianzs of hands at hotli ends and also in tlie middle. So we feel no hesitancy in predicting that Ihc coming summer will see work progressing in and around Klberton. Mr. II. K. (Jainltier, who has recently returned Irotn a business trip North, says that while in Washington City lie in.-t Mr. Malone, an ollieer in the Richmond l?anvilie railroad, who stated to him that there was no doubt about the early completion o! the Georgia. Carolina and Northern railroad, and it was the intention to have it completed Inside of twelve months. Mr. Malone, representing a rival line, certainly had no ground for inakiim this statement unless he was convinced of its truth. Rretliren. Let us be of One Hin<l. Willle ninnv conditions contribute to the growth anil prosperity or a town, unity oi action and oneness of feeling on t lie part oi itscitizens is an '.essentia! element. As "a house divided against itself," ete., acommunlty of citizens who are at variance with one another, will seldom win great and lasting success. It.seems that Abbeville is now about to unit? in one determined effort?and that effort is to build a factory. We believe there no division of sentiment on that point, and we believe that every individual citizen has subscribed to the capital stock with a commendable liberabity and a remarkable zeal. Whether the people arc lible to build the factory or not, the present cfl'ort has had the hnppy and beneticial etl'ect of uniting our people and harmonizing any little differences between them that may have existed in the pastThen let there be a full meeting of the stockholders next Monday. Let us go to that! meeting fully determined to go forward with | the enterprise. Exactly how this may be! clone, we urc unable to say, but we hope that j all may be ready to trust the details to the wisdom and discretion of those to whom the matter may be referred. More than half the requisite amount of money has been already subscribed, and if we continue the work, the whole amount can be secuicd. We know very little of the practical business of buildMtg a fuclory, and hence haveno particular line of policy to advocate. We can only ur^e our people to hold on. with that united determination which cannot fail to command success. Let every, man put a s'oulder to the wheel, and^ivc a hearty push, trusting the business tact of those who are te icad. and who are to bring success. Bee Culture. Why is it that we have not wore bees In this e.iuntry ? A reasonable number of eolronics will thrive on almost any farm, and nothing returns u large yield for their cartam! attention. Even an all-cotton farmer, such as they have down in Newberry, might bin/ a few empty boxes in which the lues could deposit their honey. The stai^hteued condition of the wife and daughters of an all-cotton farmer would prompt them to care for the little workers. A young lady mi^hi realize all the needed money with which to buy ribbons, llinvers nr.d dresses that sIk wants by the sale of honey?if she could gel tier ' all-cotton" father to take it to market' and sell it. There are fortunes in our dowers. There are vast estate in our iir.is?cs. Then K-t us utilize our honey and our pastures. "Dec-gums" cost but little, aixl wire fences are not expensive. Galvanized barbed wire may had at Abbe vHie for four-and-a-<jimrl.er cents. In some instances a single wire forty inches from the ground is efl'ectivc. Dut when three wires are used, we sec it stated that they should be placed l'J, "Jl and 1J inches from the giomid. Ah Was Exported. At a special meeting of the stockholders of that paper, Mr. J. t'. Hemphill was elected editor of the Xcws and Crmrirr, to till the place so recently made vacant by the death of Capt. F. \V. Dawson. The promotion ol Mr. Hemphill surprises nobody here. The people of Abbeville county who know hlni' and know how he was regarded by {'apt' Dawson, expected him to be elected to tlie nignesi p;ace in mjiuu i arouna journalismThe press every where have spoken in high praise of Mr. Hemphill, and express great pleasure at the lu?n?>r that litis been conferred upon him. Abbeville county is proud to have furnished the editor for so great a newspaper as the Xeivx mid Courier. His ability and !iis energy will sustain the high character of the paper, and Abbeville county will always be proud of so worthy a.son. Nol Willi out Honor. The editor of the I'rexs and Runner is in receipt of a complimentary certificate of membership of the North Carolina teachers Assembly. The sixth annual session of this organization of teachers will be held at Moorehead city, from June l>lh to July :!rd of the present year. Nearly nil the progressive teachers of the old North State are members of the Assembly, and their active participation in the deliberations of that body has developed among them some most excellent teachers. The teachers of South Carolina might profit by the example of their North Carolina brethren. ??> C f ? Tlic Work tines Oil. Mr. K. C. Simpkins, mail agent on the road between Spartanburg and Augusta, has been removed to give place to his Republican pre- j UVCCSMir. AE3~VIILE'S COLORED TEACHERS. The ('(>rlilicate<iol'(<rail<> which wore Awarded to (Ik* Various Applicants on the (>t!i Instant. K1KST <;KADK. Mary III ley. K. J. s. Nash. Susan A. l'onaldson. ski'onit <:i:al)k. Margaret I!owlc, Carrie I.. Nelson, S.T.Mcintosh, A nuclide Romans, I J. M. Johnson. A. A. Nash, Ella W. liyan. Till III) CKAIIK. Geo. Anderson, W. T. Kin ley, llebecca Daniels, Mamie Cole, Mary A.Cronier, Mamie JeHerson, A. I>. Crawford, Clara Kedd, Hannah Uolltsou, A. I?. Williams, A. K. Addison, Ida C. Sample, William Tolnml, l.nla A. (ireen, Jno A. Jackson, SallieS. Moragne, 1 Sallie Carrcal, I<nla lloyd, Klsie K. Thomas, (iussie Johnson, Ella Williams, I,. 1'. Taylor. COXHNL'KD l.NTI L K.\ I'l IIATIOX OK Ol.X t'KKTIKICATK. SKI 'ON It (iltAHK. A.J. Ilolloway, (i.e. I; niton, John A. Walker, Till It 1) <i IE AltS. William I,el man, 10. Vance, li. Cllukscalcs, Martha J. Reynolds, 1 ?.- . V " . 'rf.' Death of Kilward Xoble, E*q. The telegraph brings tlio intelligence of the death of Kdward Noble, Ksq., Sr., at the residence of li is son Put rick, in San Francisco, Cai., on thelftli Inst. The announcement of thedea'h of one so Ion a a member or the Abbeville Bur, anil so long one of Its brightest ornaments will carry profound sorrow ton lar;;e circle of relatives and friends; and especially will his memory be cherished by Hie people of Abbeville, with whom the names of father and son are associated with some of the brightest recollections of her past history. Patrick Noble, the father, was long a prominent member of !ho Abbeville Bar. 1?'H^ represented her in the State Senate, and from th.' presidency of that body was transferred to the post of Governor of the State, lie was connected by blood and marriage with the Ciilhonns and Pickens and other distinguished families, whose names and achievements illustrate the most brilliant eras of our history. Failing health had the deceased to retire from the active practice of Ills profession In the spring of lxs.?, and removing to Fairfield county, he regained something of his wonted strength, la agri cultural pursuits. Karly in the year 1SS7, lie made a visit, to his eldest son Patrick on the Pacific Coast, and thereat last his failing powers gave way, and lie sank so rapidly, that, he was unable to gratify the cherished wish of his heart, and revisit once more home and family and friends. The deceased was a graduate of the South Carolina College in the class of 1S11. lie sum* icd law in Abbeville and was n?l 111 Itt?-1to Ihe Mar in 1 s 15. Here he praetiecd law with much success, until the breaking out of the war, being first associated with ('apt. J. X. Cochran, of Hodges, under the firm name ol Noble & Cochran, and afterwards practiced alone. In the meantime he was repeatedly elected a member of the Legislature, and was i member of the Secession Convention of IStil. llis name was prominent in all the publie meetings held in Abbeville before the war, and lie did probably as much as any one else in Abbeville to shape the policy which eventuated in that war. The ta<tes, habits, and studies of bis life seemed eminently to tit him for a political career, and his name was once prominently before the people as a worthy successor of the lamented I'reston S. I'rooks. soon after liis admission to the liar, lie married Miss Mary Krai ton, an accomplished lady of W'innsboro, and the sister of Gen -Ioilti Itrat ton, of KuirllcM, ami of Mrs. Hubert McCaw, of Vorkville. She and two sons and I wo daughters survive him. Resuming the practice of his profession, soon after the war, and associating liitnscll with his son Kd ward Noble, Jr., under the linn name of Noble & Noble, he continued at Ihe liar until his retirement in lss."?. Tiie deceased was a man of more than ordinary talents and attainments; combining Willi genius of a high order, indomitable industry and perseverance, lie made the cause of liis client his own, and in the face of disaster and defeat, abated nothing of heart and hope, but fought the battle to the last, with unlineliing courage and unwavering zeal. He brought to the practice of his profession, a -uprcnie devotion and thorough knowledge. Which are essential conditions of success. His name is associated with a number ol leading cases, decided, both before and after the war, which settled important principles of outlaw. Especially iu the case of Calhoun vs. 1 'alhoitn did he vindicate the prinecplcs of the liability of the purchaser of slave property, I for the payment of slave debts. He studied Ills cases thoroughly, and brought to their elucidation all the resources of reason and authority ; th.> fruits of elaborate research and pntleut investigation. simple and unassuming in his manners Jie was one of ihe most accessible of men, and carried into tIk* daily intercourse 01 me a boyish frankness and sincerity, which gave to it an inexpressible charm. lie was a tine talker, ami his wide reading, retentive memory and vivid imagination, enabled aim to illustrate and entoree the current topics, with gems of thought, culled from every t)e:d of literature. Above all, lie was one of the tinest types of he Carolina gentleman : an exemplar of all those noble virtues, which we cherish as the richest inheritance of a historic past?incorruptible faith, unbending integrity, honor without a stain, personal iiulepcnceuce. p... r??.? <!?? i..?,| iwi ini-oil so uri'll. \vlin?e history he prized, and whoso virtues it was his highest ambition to emulate?lie drew his in test breath: but his thoughts reverted to the home ol his infancy and the associations of his childhood, and like Walter Scott "llie wizard of the North," his latest, wish was to return to Uis native land and to die there. Abbeville will long cherish his name and his virtues. LOWNDESVILLE'S LITTLE LOCALS. All l'acts mid no Waste of Words. Low n i?ksv i i.i.rc. A prl I 15,1SS9. During the past wet k a great deal of work has been done by the planters. The land was too hard to plow in many places. Mr. s. C* Mauldin had the misfortune to lose n valuable mule last Monday. M!k< Johnnie Kpecr who had been visiting family of Mr. (j. W. Speer at Monterey, returned home last Monday. The dwelling and its entire contents of Mr. .T.imes Manning were consumed by tire, on last Saturday week ago. Mrs. D. L. Barnes had one of her eyes pretty badly hurt last Monday with a piece of cane Messrs J. B. Mosely, 1). L. Barnes, M. T. liutchiiwm, It. I<. Morehead, and J. T. Barnes were called to Abbeville last Tuesday. Judge Win. Moore and Mrs. J. 15, LeKoy, visited Mei'ormick last Thursday, and returned on Friday. Mr. T. J. B'sUin went to Edgefield, toattend a meeting of Presbytery, as a delegate from Providence church, this place. Mr. W. I.. Kennedy, spent a part of last Friday and Saturday at Anderson. Rev. R. Ligi-ii, has bouglit Mrs. Glenn f/djoy's place, lying one mile west of this place. Mr. Kddie MeDavid went to Due West on last Friday, ou a short visit to his Father's family. Miss Marietta Baker is now assisting Miss Annie Thompson in the milliyery and inantuamaking department in Mr. 1'. L. Sturkey's store. Mr. Kdsar Stevenson, was so unfortunate a tew (lays itKO as to cet the leg of n valuable mule broken, caused by a defective cross-way in tlie road. Mr. McDonald, of Anderson, was here for several days last week, painting the tin roofs in town. Mr. lionets and Miss Sal lie Wright were united in marriage yesterday by the itev. \V. S. Martin. The lady of the dwelling at ('apt. W. It. White's homestead near here, was covered with shingles seventy-five years ago. They are still sound, the roof has never been "patcited" or repaired and does not leak a drop. Last Sunday at Midway, a horse that was only partly detached from a buggy, in which were Miss Rosenberg and a little uirl, became frightened, ran otf, overturned the buggy and threw them out, but fortunately they were not hurt Some of the illicit whiskey sellers above here have "come to grief" heing now in Pickens jail, and othei-s soon will be, if they are not careful. /k.* i.?ef rPnAc.1nv Iml?ro Mnnrn nMimr Corn nor, lici<l an inquest over tins body of a liiilo colored girl, on Mr. Aumistus I.nthcrlatid's place, who was hung in a swing tlic clay be(ore. A jury was impaunclied consisting of tlio following gentlemen. Messrs. (i. 11. Hurdett, rorcman It. A. Met'onnoM,' \V. T. Cunningham, \\r. L. Kennedy, T. J. liaskin, l'rooks Kennedy 1'. M. I!. tiliver, T. I.tithcrland.T. llaeood, Frank Scott, Robert iiurdi.-tt and J. L. Haker.Dr. 15. A. Ilenny, medieal examiner. After eliciting all the evidence possible, the jury decided that she came to her dentil, by strangulation from accidental hanging. I am authorised to announce that from and after the first of May, tiil the first of September, the following named merchants of our town, will close their stores, at tvIO o'clock I1. I M., railroad time, every day except Saturday. Mi s.-,r< Mct'onneil Met'alia, linker, Mathews & t'bainbers, T. linker, .1. 1?. Franks, I'. I,. Sturkey <V K. H. Morton. This is certainly [ commendable in them, as it gives theirclerks ii'-eded recreation, and besides it can be no injury to their business, as all customers can govern themselves accordingly. Mr. (ieorge W. Miller, of Anderson, was in town last Monday as per appointment, to organize a farmer's alliance, but those most interested were too busy to come out, ami there was no alliance formed. lie says the next lllllP no eonics, in; win uruig ii uruiu imu u iinxi l;cy, which will lie certain to draw a crowd. TUOUIMi. BAD ON NEGROES AND UGLY REPUBLICANS. Tlio I'rosiilciit llM-luros for n Policy of Ilcccncy iintl KespeHabiliiy--Southern (Mlico Seeker* Nonplussed. i Washington April 11?Spcelal: The Star litis evening prints tlie following: | "The President's policy with ivlation to Southern appointments lias brcn clear to Southern ollicc seekers here. ami there is | not a little unavaiiiig discontent, lie Ins declared bis intention to select none but. men [ who have the respect of their neighbors and I who arc intelligent and capable. He wants to recognize young men and progressive men I who can do the party good, and will not act merely as leeches lor the party because of what they can get out of it. Any distinguished and capable man, who is Kcpiillcan in principle, whether so by avowal or not, may be selected for appointment. Tbe idea is to get rid of the self-constituted leaders who t>ring the party into disrepute and to let down all barriers towhitc Protectionists. It is reporled that the President spoke very plainly to a Sunt hers 'leader' who culled with a delegation lately to see about the apportionment of the patronage of his state. The same leader bad been there many times bcforcand was assuming to control tlie patronage of the state. 'Now,'the President is reported as saying, after listening to him for a moment, 'you have been here several times, and I have heard you. I knowyott, Mr , and know of you very well. I do not think you arc the man todlstributc tbe patronage ol that State.'" I Greenwood Letter. (iitKKNWOOD, S. C. April 15th, IKS!). Our town w:ts struck with a heavy gale Saturday afternoon, ililing thclplacc with clouds of dust. No damage done. Tim Baptist congregation had their services in tlio l'rffchyierlan church on last Lord's day. owing to the inclement wearther tiie congregation was very small. Wis are clad to announce that Mrs. Uobt Tarranl is convalcscin::, and her many friends hope that she Will he herself again soon. Mr. John Simmons who is In the employ of the Union News Company, arrived in the city Saturday, to visit relatives at this place. He left Monday Inst. We learn that Mr. J. T. Nix, of Greenville, will open a stock of goods in the store-house of Mr. J. T. Simmons, recently vacated by s. K. stanscll. Mr. J. S. Chipiey will have entire ninnaitement of tiie business. itev. \V. T. Matthews and Judge W. K. Blake are in Edgefield in attendcnce upon the l'resbvtary which convenes at that place. Farmers in tliis .section are putting cotton seed in the ground now. Jt seems that the "bone and sinew" of our land are undaunted by their failure in crops last year, hilt lire following the characteristics of the average Southerner by cxerling their effort*,! undaunted by iiacksets, toward success. The working man cannot be downed* The t rees on Maine street are putting out their luxuriant foliage and is making that part of our town a veritable ' Bona venture' Savannah cannot long boast of this Kden of nature, if she will only give Greenwood time to co inc. Greenwood offers her congratulations to the new editor of the "JYrws and Courier," Mr. J. ('. Hemphill. Greenwood was visited by a phrenolosisl mnii In Ills dls may, 3 think* llint lie was cut {out." lor si proaem-i1. Preachers sometimes meet sueCOSS. Air. Joel A. I'alley, is having an addition put to liis house. .Miss Anna Hill who lias been spending sometime Willi relatives in (ireetivillc returned on Tin'stlav last. Uev. J. I.. Wilson, of Kidgeway, was in tlie city Tuesday and Wednesday. It. U.Tolbert has been appointed postmaster vice Mrs. Ceorgia Williams at this place. President Durst took a trip to (jrecnvllle and Spartanburg last week in the interest ol the new cotton mill at this place. Picnics are now in order. Already have we heard of picnics and excursions. With this kind of weather we think about the best, picnic could take j'lace is to (jet l>y a good tire and pop corn and tell winter time yarns of what we did in our young days. Mr. J. K. Durst has treated himself to a new phaeton. Commissioner McLees Is kept, busy now looking alter school allhlrs. We see him only occasionally. Dr. Kugeiie Bailey, Mr. Kd. Heynohls. Mr. J. lirabham ami Mr. Neenie liailey went seiuiug last week In Coiunuca creek. We learn of brilliant success. Mr. Frank Fuller, of Comnaca, was In the city Wednesday. Air. .1. II. (' Diimp") Tnggnrt, a son of Dr. M. ('. Tagirart of this place, and Messrs. W. J. ami .J.T. .Miner, 01 .\inuiy->ix, leiuasi nuirsday for Fresno City, California. \Vo wish tlnm success. Dept. Sherill' Hnglics, of Abbeville, was in the cily Thursday last. W. R. I'uilock, of Abbeville, is down visiting his rather from Due West. We learn that it Is his f.ttiter lie is visiting. The poultry craze has taken complete possession of our town and some tine poultry can bo found here. Dr. Millu'ce, Mr. Ramsey lilake, ("apt. J. T. Parks, Dr. It. W. Cobb are among our most prominent fanciers. Your correspondent acknowledges the pleasure of a* yall from brother'Ml. S. G.." your correspondent from the city of colleges. We are indeed glad to meet him. Call again, R. S. G. W. L. Preesiy, M. 15. Grier, R. S, Galloway, R. 15. Anderson, M. 15. Logan passed tlirough this place Thursday en route for Louisville, Ga., where they will attend the meeting ol the Associate Reformed l'resbytary. Editor.I. I!. Homier of the A .sso'Sin t r. He formed PrcxbylvrUm, published at Due West, was in the city Thursday. Editor Donner has purchased the Job printing press of Mr. L. 1* dritton, and we further learn that lie contemplates buying the printing press, formerly of the Tribune Co., and intends publishing a paper ai mis piace. e icarn aiso mat ne is thinking of moving to this plane anil publishing tlio "Amtitciute Reformed ' here. Mr. Honm;r is a wide-awake newspaper man antl Greenwood extends to him a iiearty welcome. ltev. II. 1). Lindsay, of Kaston, Pa., was In the city Thursday. Mr. T. J. Lipscomb, E.tfcli. Meade Jr. & Go's, popular drummer, was in ihe town last week. Mr. Lipscomb has been con lined at homo some time with a severe spell of sickness. We are glad to see him out and hope he will soon be able to take the road again. A meeting of the stockholders of thecotton mill will he held here to-morrow (Tuesday) important bniness will be transacted. Mr. II. C. Hardin was in the city Friday. Mr. J. H. Abney, of IMgetleld, was registered at Hi ley's hotel Saturday. I'M I tor Hugh Wilson, of til o" Press and Banner" was in ihe city one day last week. Several carders were unloaded at tills place Saturday badly damaged from the effects of the recent accident on the 1'. H. A W.C. Division. They were destined forEnoree. The many friends of .Miss Lilly McGhee will be glad to learn that she lins returned home from Micanopy, Fla., where she has been spending sometime. Miss Sarah Kill who has been spending sometime with Miss Minnie Chiles near NinetySix, returned last week. Misses Mnguie and !!elle Martin have opened a mlllinary establishment in the New York store. old "Horeas" comes to us from the bleak cold north with rain and wind, dispelling the the luxuriant warmth of spring time aid making Ihe (lowers and tender leaves look lii;e they had had chils and fever. Straw hats which had made their appearenceso numerous has noon mu ror me prcseniianu people are dawning their winter plugs and slouches. Tlio light coals which flourished during the balmy spring days have made I heir exit and everything is wrapt in winter's gloom. The screens which stand before the tire places are removed and bright cheerful tires roar up the chimneys, and all is like the dead of winter. The rain drops patter on the window pane and make the man who drank too touch I ml term ilk feel like lie don't care if he docs. The pussy out8 looks for her accustomed place on the. rug and coils up In Iront dI the warm tire and purrs to the melody and time of the ptuicrlngrain. Kvery tiling has assr.meil its winter place and the north winds blow cold and rain and uypleasantness. "The north wind doth blow and we shall have snow."' Garden vegetables are looking sick now (rom t lie effects of the colli weather we are having. Fruits is in peril and the present out look Is that the fruit crop will be cut short and early vegetables will have to he replanted. l'EMIlUOKU. ASHLER S FROM THE QUARRY. l>orso:ial Voles? I,i<,iiies---Sle:iiii Ivii jrlm's? .1 I'iiM'o for Democratic ^lllcotlloills. ljr.UM{Y,S. ('., April 15, ISS'.i. Cotton planting bus commenced. Small grain in this section is doing well. Mr. Ladd I'.uchanan lias the best piece ol wheal. I have seen. Mr. F. 1'. P.uchanan thinks the_ Greenwood factory SIIOUIU UC duiimu iiiv imuu luiiiimittii mill scat on Kocky creek. (Quarry needs a few such industries. The Cenfcrvillo prayenncetlng which meets each Thursday evening is well attended. Mr. James Nunainakcr or Lexington Co., has a flourishing school at Centerville. Hr. Kugetie llailey, of Greenwood, paid Quarry a professional visit last Friday. .Mr. I'ooser, a machinist from tin; George U. Lombard shops of Augusta, was up last week repairing Messrs'!. II. Ktugh it Co's., engine. Miss Mary Crawford, of Hue West, is visiting Miss Fmmii; Crawford, of tliis place. A. T. freight train on the II. U. it \V. C. It. 11 ran oil just. ulmvc here last Friday morning. No lives lost. Three boxes were derailed. A pleasant sociable was given at the home of Mr. Henry Crawford last Friday evening. Mrs. Sarah Major, of Anderson, who Is visiting relatives in this county, is expected at Mr. S. II. Itcnjauiin's to-day. Mr. .James Scott, of Verdery, has exchanged that long face for a cheerful smiling one yes, | sir, it's a boy. A May-day picnic for the first day of May Is talked of. Leaving the Pcmocmtie party and joining the l.'epublican is like "Jumping from the frying pan into the fire." If any one wants to.iuit the Democratic party for something better, let liim Join forces with the National Prohibition parly. The Prohibition party, in its present condition,can otter no inducements in the way of lucrative oflices, but it oilers to conscientious christians everywhere ...... rri,? I a ^rantx ciiiiiiw n > ~ ^ un* a.> ,> un i'< ** j inu ! main purpose of the Prohibition parly is to j illi'trali/.i' and suppress the liquor traflc in the ! I'nilcd Stales. No other political party in the I l"iiii '<! Slates has so noliie a purpos in view. I The Voice, a weekly published by Funk >& ; W i^nall, X. Y., is a fearless advocate of the 1 principles of Iho I'rohibitinn parly, and can I he had lor Use small sum of one Dollar per I year. TIRl'NCULUS. Maker. Meiliews iV Chambers, of Lowndesaille, oli'er for i lie next two weeks, five bales standard N. plaids and checks at.5 cents per yard: KM) barrels of good Hour at ?L7.'> ; ' live pounds ko id coll'ec for SI: ('. O. molasses j in any i|i:anlily for25 cents per gallon; J). S. I I'.acon for T cents; Morrison's sugar cured j hams for 1-,'jjcents, and the best tobacco in the market sit 'S> cents. The Abbeville Prrx.t and liannrr catno to | us last week celebrating its thirteenth anniversary. The Tiiiiix extends Its congratulations in the I'nss mid llttmirr and wishes it all ' the success due real merit and worth.?Flor' (./icc Times. ! I Joys, you must tell your parents to buy your straw hats from us. We have the latest | styles. 1'. Kuselibcrg A: Co. J. - ' ' ' if'-?"" I m.O^W Off" STOCK of SPB TO 1510 FOUND in tho County of A Hortment of DRESS GOODS, among which PAR RIG'S of various kinds, BATISTE < f SEERSUCKERS or CALICOES, can mak bo gratifying to one desiring to purchase i those goods arc this season. STRIPED am aro exquisitely beautiful. Call and see the MINGS and LACES of many different si DAMASKS from ;"?() (tents to Si.25 a yard at all prices. Look at those DAMASK T nieaclicd and Rrown SHIRTINGS, Bleacli CAMI5RICS, TICKINGS, CHEVIOTS, I Men's Wear was never so litryc?CASS IM fercnt stylos. Do not forget to inquire Ibi of the justly celebrated ZKIGLTCIt SHOE! KKADV-MADH CLOTHING, HATS, Clt deed anything you may want. CALL A Wh Abbcvillo, S. C., April 17, ISSit. Paper is now used us a covering for lead pencils, instead of cedar. < The United States treasury surplus has increased to $o0,20U,000. One of the latest inventions is a three-cornered steel nail that will drive easily and will not split the I wood. Postmaster-fieneral Wanamaker lias | established an inviolable rule that no postoffioe shall be kept in a saloon, or , in any room from which a saloon may be entered. It costs from $100,000 to $150,000 a year to run a steam pleasure yatch like that of (jould or Vanderbilt. The people of Union presented Rev. Thomas Leitch with a purse of $300 at the close of his recent meeting in that ' town. Rev. Sam Small says that constant speaking almost every day, for the < past two years or so, has strengthened 1 his lungs, improved his general health , and given him a better muscle. It is stated that out of the 3,000,000 , converts in all the foreign mission fields, 30,000 have gone as workers into ' the field, or one out of every 100, while Protestant Christendom nassencionn < but one out of every 5,000. The smoke cloud that overhangs London is said to contain 300 tons of carbon. The waste involved in this is estimated at $13,000,000 a year, and the damage to buildings at *$10,000,000 a year. It is reported that convicts in the prison at Sing Sing, N. Y., are becoming insane from having nothing to do, | and an effort is being made to secure the repeal of the law which has led to such sad results. , A Washington paper recently contained the following advertisement: "Wanted?By gentleman and wife, old residents of Washington, half a pew or two seats in St. John's Episcopal church ; best of social references . given." Of the forty-eight national societies of women, with 5,000,0)0 membership, the Woman's Christian Temperance Union is the largest, with 2,100,000 members. Cardinal Manning is reported to have said "that had it not been for the preaching of John Wesley, no man could tell into how deep degradation 1 1 U 1 1. >1 liiiigiauu wuuiu imvc miiik. By appointment of numerous Sabbath Association on both sides of the sea, the week beginning April 7lh (including also April 14lh), is set apart as the "World's Week of Prayer for the Sabbath." A Paris firm of glass-makers has produced some porous glass, to be used for window-panes. The makers claim that the pores are too tine to permit of draught, but cause a pleasant and healthy ventilation in a room. Evangelist Leitch closed a very suc ccssful meeting at Union, lasting three weeks. There were one hundred and ; twenty-three converts for the different j denominations. The Methodists re-j ceived 87, Baptists 23, Presbytierians: 1(5, Episcopalians 3. Mr. Leitch is < now at Spartanburg. The great University of Southern i California is to have the finest telescope i in the world, with a forty-two inch ! glass. Tt is said that seen through such j a glass the moon will appear as it would j seen by the naked eye sixty miles away. I.... tV.* ...ui, c><n imn I 1 lie U lliversii.y, tmii 1.-11- 1 dowment, can afford a grand telescope, and the clear atmosphere of California makes it the best place in the United States for the erection of such an in- J strumeut. The salary of the King of Samoa, | is $20 a month; and American! wouldu't wear the clothes the king appears in 011 State accasions for S'20 a week. Twenty dollars a month is a small salary for a king, but it may be! that he is frequently presented with ;i j few shares of Pan-Electric stock in e.\-: change for his influence. In a short sermon out of church, on overworked superlatives, the ({olden Rule takes in the quill drivers 011 this style: Thirdly, my discourse hath an application for inexperienced writers for the press. There are some words, fellow-, quill-drivers, which we should seek to " avoid as much as possible, among which may be mentioned the word 1 "very," whose poor back is nearly i broken with the immense load that has1 been put upon it. "Most" is in near-; ly as unhappy a plight and so are j nearly all words ending in "est." iThev have been worked so hard and so I long that they have little vitality left as they appear in the pages of many writers. Whe u these writers have anything "very strange" or "most , wonderful" to relate they cannot do it!' for "very" and "most" have been, "done to death" in their hands. If! !you always treble the importance to bej ;attached to any commonplace event, I i your readers will discount by three?! I quarters all that you say, even when | jyou have something of real importance to state, i f we dignify every event as j ( !a "startling providence" or "a most J inexplicable event," let us ask again,! what can we say when such events i actually occur? ! Sir Julian Pauncefote, Lord Hack- J ! viHe's successor, has sailed for Anieri- . i 1 ! i lva' I: J ???? g ' ?? ev>in.j^, MCowft Complete ING and SUMMER GOODS bbcville. T!io Ladies of the County are specially invited to examine their aswill bo found an elegant line of SATINES, NUNS VEILINGS and WORSTED .OTIIS, ('ilALLIES, LAWNS, d-c. Any one wishing Drosses of (UNOIIAMS, e a selection out of at least Two Hundred and Fifty different Styles. It will anything in tho line of WHITE <!0<>DS to see how very pretty and very cheap 1 I'LAII) LAWNS in desirable styles as low as 10 cents a yard. FLOUNCINGS sin, and do not fail to look at IIAMIIURG, NAINSOOK and SWISS TRIMvl?s. A siiIimk!ill fljiSDi'imoiit of TOWELS and TA1JLE LINENS. LINEN . COLORED DAMASKS Irotn to 75 cents :i yard. DOYLIES and NAPKINS OWELS for 1"> to 'Si cents. In the department of DOMESTICS will 1)0 fouud icd and Drown SHEETINGS of all widths, S. 1. HOMESPUNS, LONG CLOTHS, IICKORY STRIPES, PLAID HOMESPUNS, Ac. Their slock of Goods for Kit ICS, J HANS, TWEEDS, SATIN ICTS, and. COTTON A I) ICS in a hundred difr SHOES. Yon can find Diem at all prices for all ages and sexes. A full stock for Ladies and Gentlemen always on hand. Resides the above, 3*011 can find OCKERY, GLASSWARE, HARDWARE, SADDLERY and HARNESS, and inL3XTX5 lOES JSTTXTESID. ite Brothers. I Olothing! Clothing!! Clothing!!! Hjowest Prices! Lowest Prices!! Our Stock more complete than ever! To price our goods is to buy them! Headquarters for stylish goods, In all grades and all sizes, ]>Jo trouble to show yon our stock, Grive us a call before buying. f< Straw Hats ! Straw Hats !! Straw Hats!!! ^ lie latest styles for Boys and Men, Hemember we can suit every one, A.11 marked down?no High Prices, TT^Tear our "Fore and Aft" Straw Hats, Hats to suit the old and young?rich and poor call from you always appreciated. IPhe largest stock to select from, Save money by-purchasing your hats and clothing from P. ROSENBERG & CO. . Abbeville, S. C., April 10, 1889. R. M. HAD DON & CO., Want your trade, and if good Goods, fair dealing and Low Prices is what you are looking for, you need go no further, but call at HEADQUAPvTEI^ OF FASHION For all the leading designs in MILLINERY, DRESS GOODS and TRIMMINGS All departments will be found replete with the latest novelties in Ladies Goods. Our stock was bought to sell, and with this end 1 T -I - 11 U J in-view, we nave marKeu. an linea uuwn iu the Lowest living Prices. If you can't visit us in person send us your orders. Special attention is given to this branch of our Business and satisfaction is j guaranteed. DRESSES CUT AND MADE TO ORDER. Respectfully, R. M. HADDON, & CO. April 10, Ks:?. * CLOSING OUT SALES! ' We are making every effort to Close Out j Our Stock of Dry Goods, Clothing, Hats, Shoes, Notions, Crockery, Harness, Saddles, Trunks, Guns and Cutlery. We are offering special inducements in Prices for CASH, and will make it to the interest of all to buy from us. Call and secure a bargain while you can. W -inn SMITH Mr qnN Si I? a VJl l f i jb. a. a. a. ^ w jl i April 10, 18S9. j y1}1 *eft..c? na,le v7s: ! g-sahd display f TNTII. I-1 I: J11 ! :!: ,\t>il( i:, I lie Hoard III 1 U County loiiiiiiis.Motici* will unci mil Sa!<-I'ii.vs. J. \V. I.ITi s, ) OF April Hi, |s-::i. t'iiainnan. / 1 green house plants! Physician and Surgeon. rr?W(i '1 Hul's \ NI (iKKANIl'MS, LIXUM8, \V 1 Ii!J,!:;w,71lr,VviSnl'U,'i'','<S:',X ,N > 1 "H.sias.r.,1, us lunulas. Caeti, isouvni. ! lhc ,oW" 01 .S.C., from dias. llrliotr<M < s. Mender*, Hibiscus, Farfti\nril lit is.vi Jlinms,Callus, l/i.-r. r I.ides. Ivy, scented anil 1 ' " ! Pelargonium (icraainiii ? including over two hundred varieties-ail named and from tlio I ln'st Florists. Wanfp/1 ! I'lanls Hum six l<> twenty-four inches, in ' ; bud and l)I"i>ni, at > ), ;jtif 2"> and JiO cents, ac* pilt IIKIKKIl CAI.VW nit YKAU- eording to size. Write fur catalogue. LINtiS, the liigliesl price in easli will be _ ,l11' I!. k.l:i:.\CH.\.M. i u F' ilarcb JO, lsyj, l Mnreh 211, lsst?. Medium copy.