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The Press and Banner. BY HUGH WILSON. ABBEVILLE, S. C. 8&*PubIished every Wednesday a $2 a year in advance. Wednesday, July 10, 1895. Unclaimed Letters. Letters reniHinlnsc In the Abbeville posl i.ffW Ifir week elldiUtf Julv S. B?Mrs. B F. Boweu. C?James Cornell, Etnrmia Cooans, Ephriair <* 1 litis. D?Mr*. Sarah Davis, Miss Anue Davis. ?i?Mrs. E. H. Uary, .Miss Eli/.a Gertrude. H?Job 11 B. Hill. M?Miss Bell Mob lev, care Bro. Bias MuUi.\ Calvin Martin,colored. r-Mattle Thuudubug, A. H. Tillimati. It. S. Link. l\ M. Destrvcil Honor. We are clail to see that Ersklne College honored herself In conferrlng the degree oi IJj.D. uiK?n Hev. Dr. W. M. Grier, her president. siie could have selected no ?>ije more worthy of the degree. Bong may he live lo ntvh liis generation In the work ol the ministry and in the cause ol education. Mb. Poster Ktxisv.job printer in Atlanta, came home last Saturday on m two weeks visit U> his parents Mr. and Mrs J. M. Kirby. Mr. Kirby is domic well iu Atlanta,and seems to think that city is larger than Abbeville, shops and all. Prof. ('has H. Albert, of the Bloomshurg, Peon.. Normal School, will deliver a lecture In the school building on Thursday evening at nine o'clock. A large audience is desired. Mr. En Mr! i.w a in, telegraph operator on the (?.,it N. Mill way, spent Sunday In town with his parents. lie has grown now in be (jiiiteu man, and seems to be in line ilea I til. The Press and B inner wants a carrespondent in every section ol'tlie county. For the ..<ii.lral nuiniv o cr/Mwl Hrli?i> U? I i 1 hp rtllifi lor faithful services. ? r Walter L. Miller, Esq., after spending ? rnontn In Atlanta, relumed to Abbeville last Saturday and will hereafter be found in his Jaw otfioe. Miss Mamie LaMotte, of Columbia, will upend a pari ol the summer with Iter friend and kinswoman, Mrs. H. P. Mcilwain. The rain makes the corn look splendid. There never was a better or larger crop ol corn tu Abbeville county. Another daughter was bom to the President last Sunday at Gray Gables. This is the third daughter ol Mrs. Cleveland. Miss Lizzie Penney, alter spending two weeks very pleasantly at Piedmont returned last Saturday. Messrs. J. It. Huuhes and \V. H. Stewart, ol Donnalds, Mere in lown last Friday. The Abbeville Rifles have given an order lor a new uniform. Mail Honrs. Hours that the mails close at the Abbeville Post office: ll.'A'ia. in. 12.10 p in. l.Oi'p. m. 2.31) p. iri. 4 '-! "> p. m. :>.M) p.111 UUUCI IO, lillKV, I . .t|, L. W. White's Locals. I have received quite .1 lot ol new goods during tbe past week. I now have in slock rresh supplies or white duck, white lawns. Persian Lawns Mulls and Nainsacks. I have just received auother hale of Unit five cents sea island brown homespun a yard wide. Nothing sells like It. It is the hfst value ever offered at"?cents. Iwillbavea great many bargains in dry goods to offer during the month of July. J desire to reduce my stock of summer goods to make room lor the large stock of fall ami winter goods that will be coming In about the first or September. I have just received 1000 pounds plow points Jor the dixie boy plows, L. W. White. I have Just received lar-re supplies of sugar, ootlee, teas, flour, meal lard, hams and ritv unci are now well prepared to furnish my customers with anythlngin the lln?of choice groceriers and provisions. L. W. VVhte. You will find semething very superior In a Mended tea at White's. SSpechl'ly good for making Ice tea. Price (io centa a pouud. Buy your hurd-ware, crockery, woodenware and glass jars from L. W. While. CORNER CREEK. T?r.hoen from the Bobbline: Rill. Corner Creek, s. c.. .1 my (J, 1S9"i. Mr. Bob Young, of Florida, teturned home last Friday. He will spend a lev months. Cotion crops are tine. Coliou blonins seem to be plentiful. Miss Cora Klein left. Saturday for Level Land to spend n lew dav s. Mr. Samuel Davis and wife are the guests ol Mr. W. A. Blgby's fHtnily. The corn crops of Corner Creek are fluest we have had for years. Mr. aud Mrs. J. It. Wilson are visiting: at Lowndesvllie this week. Birth?at DenNon, Texas. June 21st, to Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Blgby. a daughter. Mr. Frank llobertaon visited in this section laM. week. Miss Wodeena Blcby has been visiting at Towns fhapel the psst week. Mrs. Ed Robertson, who has been visiting Mr. G. A. Bigby's lamily for sometime, rein rued bouie today. Corner. I? -* wmm COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION FnrinMii University Oilers a I'rize. Thkrk will be a competitive examination held on the ?trd of August, iti this county, tinder the charge of the County School Commissioner, for a scholarship In Furinan University worth ttfiy (?" '>) dollars, an amount H'ltlielent to cover tuition for one year. The appointee Is to enter the lowest college class. For further information, catalogue, etc., ad?U/.oo Plinrloc I hilfliullt (if l?*]e<*ll . uir-n v..o..r- ... - ? ly, (Jreeuville, s C. Anderson'a Institute. Peoples Journal. The Teachers'IDstilute, which was held here last week l>y Profs. Albert Mini sutiitf, of the Pennsylvania State Normal College, wan1 he most successful In practical results ol' any that we have ever held. Some 75 timelier* were en rolled, and it wiik the iinaiuinous ver?lict of the teachers Ilia', ihey had received wore practical benefit thsn ever before. Tbe leachers were instructed along the line of school work by being given work to do ihetni^elvee. We knew he lore what Prof. Albert ? wiik. and although till* was I'rof. Suili/f's lirst uppesrance here he showed himself the mauler of bin subject, and we venture the assertion that every teacher present will teach urithmetic next winter. Those who failed to :itteud the Institute nave missed a great deal, and it would be a wise thing if the patrons would insist upon their teachers attending, ??d in employing teachers It would be well to look out for (hose who attend tbe institute. They may be good teachers without attending tlie Institute, but they will certainly lie better from having atteuded. The exceptional ability shown in institute work, and the line social qualities of Profs. Albert and Sutlitr liave greatly drawn many of our people toward them who were fortunate enough to inake their ac<|Uulnlance. We hope to see them here again. The "NlHuiline All/* nun of stniullner nd " in the backbone of the newspapers, says the .SuminervlilP, t.\lass.) Citizen, aud the solid mau of the community. In summeror winter, in sunshine or rain, hiR name greet* the public eye with every !* Hue of the paper, unil people come In time to rrtturd him as well established in successful business. whether they ever have been his patrons or not. "Nothing succeeds like success," aud the public, once get tint; the idea thai a mail in doing well, stands ready to patronize him and 1 urns to htm naturally when they happen to vxni anything in his line. soinenow or uwei mn nw...c ><?. miliar. Jt is tis.sociutfcd with un lden ol' stae>iIiiy. It fives (lie Impression that, whatever others may be, this man in lo be trusted, and people feel that as a matter of course he whose aaine they see so often Is thrivtug, and (hey piefer to patronize the prosperous man. He may be a grocer, a photographer, a coal dealer, a real estate agent, a dry goods merchant, j?weler?no (natter what his hue, tliIk "man oJ standing ad," Is instinctively recognized as the representative of It, and patronage comes to him naturally ; not all in a rush, jtiiit, 6lowly, steadily and aurely. His modest announcement taUe up little a lew Inches at the most but the (ianje anil the business always strike tlie eye. J'hey impress themselves unconsciously upon oin; reader. 'Die man grows in general estimation as the months loll on business Is Inevitably assooiie<l with his name. We speak of him to oth?rsaf'Blan," the real estate man. We nave no use lor Hlauk now. but when we waul to boy or hire a house, HIh nk*u name t- Hie first that ootues to mind, and we call at ijis office. In this simple fact lies the whole secret o| iibt succese of persistent advertising. . . i I THE OLD FORT, r i * Blessings 011 Editor Bacon's Head -Politics ! Generally and Editors in Particular. Ninety-Six, S. U, July s, 1SJ?4. I Nothing of interest has transpired in our j town since my last. No rain of uuy conse. qui-nce, and, Whi.e we are not sulleriug, the J crops wouiil t?e heller oil by a good season. 1 ?r. Ellin (iruidon Stuart and Mr. W. \V. { N leKels, or (Joronaea, were in town last week. Tlie lornier a student in the Baltimore.Medical College and ilie latter u recent graduate * of Wotlord t'oileae. '1 be Hon. il. J. Kinard's oiler In last week's 1'ress ami Banner has been read by our people with no little surprise. I would .! be* to state that Judae God's Injunction anil the decisions of the upper court nas nu? no apparent ellect upon us, we stand Just where we have always stood, no threats and uo inI slnuations will drive ns from our base. We take it that Judge tiolMsau Intelligent man or he would never have been appointed 1 {Judge. We will m.l charge him with dishonesty in his const ruction oi the law, hut will allow Ins own freedom of thought that we etui m lor ourselves. We trust we can see beyond our nose and will not leel hurt when ; ourueightiorditl^rs with us. l'rol. .1. C Cork, has returned from Spartanburg. tie reports having had a good tune. Col. Miller requests the 1". C. Veterans to meet next Saturday at the usual hour, business oi importance will be brought before the , camp. The Coroiiiieo tent meeting Is diawing erowiis, a good many of our people attended , yesterday, otlieis have been attending every t day tor the past week. Air. K .1. I lowden, of tJreenwood, was down last Sunday on a visit to Iriends and rela- i tives. J.tires II. llice, Jr., editor of the Columbia] Kveuing News came up lust Saturday on a short visit to his friends. We note quite an improvement iii Ins general appearance. Me is a real genuine city editor. His paper he inlo. ms us, is a success. He writes line editorials, in fact gets up a good evening paper. Representative Kinard and Judge Coll have a heud ol their own and have a right to think ns they please. We have not and will have no quarrel with any body because ol their politics, not ev?-n the Press and l'anner. (iod bless editor Bacon lor his outspoken editorial in (lie Chronicle lately. .Mrs. Maine Jackson, liar, returned troin Augusta, where she litis been spending a lew weeks with tier sons, Messrs. Thomas and J. D .lackson. rney are wen ana prospering. The city council has a regular meeting every Monday morning tosettie up euro users of Saturday and Sabbath breakers. George Attaway, a respectable and well to ?lo colored man who left here some time back for Liberia has been heard from. We were permilied to read some of his letters and he represents Africa as the proper place for all the colored people. He is well pleased and wishes all of hi* n iends who can get away, to come to Liberia. They were given several months provisions by the government and a homestead. Mr. \V. H. Frazier, has gone to Ashvilleto look alter his race horses which have been "there for several week's. Our larmers are busy now sowing peas for winter forage. Miss E'lie Heard is at home. She has been teaching school In Bordeaux township Kast Knd. GREENWOOD'S LETTER. Personal Paragraphs by the Score?Great Improvements Going on in the City?Big Crops, Etc. (ireenwood, S. July !), 18H.r). A Chinese Laundry has been established in (J teen wood. Cotton blooms were found in the field of .Mr. \V. A. iiarrelson as early as the 28rd ol .1 line. Mr. J. A Snroles is now canvassing the two Carolina*and Georgia, iu the iuterest. of the southern R tiivvav isuudIv Comuanv. ol Klch mono, Vh. Miss Johnson, o!' Newberry, is t tie guest of Miss Kttle Blake. Miss Lila Calhoun and Miss Maggie Martin have been attending the Tillman and Kinard tent meeting at Coronaca. Dr. W.T. C. Bales, State Treasurer, was in the city last week visiting his sister, Mrs. R. B Kpling. Uncie Joe lladdon, of the Santuc section, ' spent SSmurilay In town. Through the courtesy of Mr. W. J. Craig, of the P. R. R. <fc W. C. R. R., an excursion is 1 run here today Irom Greenville, Laurens and Spartan burg, the proceeds of sales of ticket", alter deducting expenses ol running trains, will be giv<-n to the Connk-M:?xwell Orphan-, I age. J. L. Vass, SupL, of the Orphanage, extends a cordial invitation to all excursionists to visit, the orphanage A similar train was recently run from Clinton which netted the orphanage seventy-five dollars in money and I many handsome contributions of various necessities of life. I Miss Nannie Major and Miss Matilda I Greene, have returued from an extensive vis- i It to friends in Bamberg and speak In very i complimentary terms ol the hospitable people ol that progressive town. 1 Mr. John McNeil and wife, spent last Thurs- < day in Verdery. Candidates for the constitutional convention will speak in Greenwood on the 20th lust. Miss Ola Shepperd, will Id a few days visit i relatives in Kdgetleld. The remains of Mr. W. T. Smith, of Tip Top, Laurens county, s. C., were interred here on last Tuesday morning. Mr. Smith was a brother to Presiding Klder Smith, of Spartanburg, and iisid many friends in this and adjoining counties. lie was some ti.r> years of age and was a cons'stent member of the Methodist church. Dr. Gardner, pustor of first Baptist church, Greenville, S. C., alter a two weeks service, oiosed quite an interesting meeting here Sunday. Miss Bessie McNeil, after a visit of several months in Palestine, Tex., returned home Saturday. Miss Mary MeGee, after a pleasant stay In Newberry, has returned. Miss A'Jdie 1 lug hey and Miss Haltie Duckell left yesterday lor Newberry. Misses Mamie and Tudle Hill have just returned from a visit to friends in Greenville. Miss Mackle Bullock, of (Quarry. Is in the city visiting her sister, Mrs. J. T. Medlock. Miss Mabel Harris, of Laurens, Is visiting her aunt, Mrs. M A. Fellers. Miss Jennie Anderson, of Waterloo, is visiting relatives at New Market and vicinity. The business of J. I. Cblpley & Bro. has so Improved as to make it necessary to greatly enlarge their store rooms. The old soldiers of Camp Aiken will havea basket picnic and barhecueat the Greenwood Mineral Sprlnus on Wednesday, the 24th instant. Camp Marshall, of Nmety-Slx, Is invited to be present aud participate In the festivities of the day. Col. Jutnes H. Rice, of Ninety Six, Is invited to deliver an address. Mr. W. J. Wells made this year 50 bushels of wheat from acres of land and Mr. M. A. Fellers made bet'ween 400 and 5U0 bushels of oats on ten acreB. Mr. Wells says that his Isnds that were sewn last year in peas made 'double the quantity of other lands ol equal fertility. Mr. 1).A. P.Jordan. President City Bank, returned to Greenwood a day or so ago from a business trip over the State. (juite a number of substantial Improvements are going on in Greenwood. Bailey, Barksdale A-Co. are erecting a brick store adjoining their handsome store rooms; Mr. J. \V. Greene will also erect a brick store where his old one stood; Durst ft Co. are erecting a substantial brick warehouse ; the capacity of the Greenwood Cotton Mill is being doubled; Inn-kit iiicmiirtul hulliliiiL' nl the I'niinic Mux well Orphanage ;k progressing steadily; Mr. Walter Jones is remodeling liis store room occupied t>y J. 1. (,'hipley it Hro.; Mr. Tlios. K. HI ley will erect tim e Lirick stores between HIley's Hotel and the Hunk of Greenwood: Mr. John lay lor has Just pain ted his new residence; the A. M. K. church In lower Greenwood Is in course of construction and a number of new collage* have been recently built. I Possibly there are other Improvements goinc | on here which Imve not reached the notice of j your correspondent. Mr. S. ,S. Tonipkius, of Columbia, father of I>. H. Tompk ins. Secretary of State, and his wife and daughter, Mrs. John T. Duncan, were In the city Saturday. This is Mrs. Tompkins tlrst visit to this place In -'7 years. He went to school liere in old Greenwood 50 years ago. Mr. Tonipkius Is much pleased with the appearance of (ireen wood and notes many chauges since he was here last. Miss Annie Major, returned from Coronana yesterday where she had spent some ten days ; Willi friends. A movement is on foot looking to the es- j ; tabllshmeut of water works at Greenwood, also a movement looking to the establish- j . ment of another cotton mill here j Quite a large crowd of excursionists have | ! arrived and ft game of baseball will begin at u.isi p in., ana uicycio races win commence I at 4 o'clock. M. u. 1'yles. MAKING THE BRICK, I ' The Work on llic Abbeville Factory Has Commenced in Earnest. i MesK. J. I.. McMillan nnd GeorgeS. Wilson j hi-.'now making the brick ior the Abbeville factory. Tbeir brick machine was started one day last week, and alter getting tilings to I rights the machine has run regularly. The capacity ol the machine is 2.r?,lHK) lo :K),(MOa day. The clay is Urst class, and the bricks! are full size, containing over one huudred si] u a re inches. ; The contract is for one million and as many i more as may be needed. As soon as the directors pet their plans from Mr. Ureen, the number needed will he definitely known, ami the additional brlciis will be ordered. Ot course no one now knows exactly how many will be needed, but tint directors think that a i million and a half will be the extent of the , demand. Last Sunday's rain spoiled about 25,000 fresh f brick, but the yard was cleaned otT and other j brjeks tflittfo witU theeatue clay uu Monday. | I * I Tf mumwmmtmn I ij'llfuM Mi** WEST END. Happenings and Incidents oi it Around flic Cily. ; Mr. W.C.Cothran spent Sunday In Hi j The little Mountain colony still con I to grow. Dr. K. L. Wilson is prepiirl j move down next week, or juntas soon I house can be built. Mr. J. M. La who j family went down yesterday and will < j the same building they did last yei small well mamiged hotel at the Little tiiin spring, we believe, would pay the I i or at least a fair interest on his money I water is fine, the situation good, and t tane.e from town just near enough to m a nice drive. The Whist Club met at. the home of i ; A. I.ee last evening. The club was th< i of Miss Mamie Lee, who entertained a tier of other friends besides the meml I the club. A delightful evening was and thoroughly enjoyed. j Miss Florence Templeton and Miss , Belle (Jlles, after two weeks stay with I | in Anderson, are ht. home again. Mrs. Allen and Miss Mamie Lou Smitl returned from Mt. Airy, Un., where the; ! been for several weeks. The health of t j tie son of .Mr. A. M. Smith, lor whose t I the trip was taken. Is much Improved. A visitor to the music store of Messr Sc, Cochran, (ami oy the way a music sto new thing for this place), will find in instruments of all kinds trom a Jew's h a piano, and all kinds of musical furnis and of the best quality. Both of the proprietors are well up In musical mi i especially Mr. iiIII, who Is a first els around musician, and that being th knows where and what to buy. Mr. ni(lltc? will no Kiuu n? ?mi UI1 JUU, UIIU you anything in the house from the sheet music to a magnificent rosewood j May tlie success the new lirin certainly be theirs. Aliss Malile Chanler, a charming ; indy of Augusta. Ga., is visiting in th< MIpr Chanler arrived last Thursday and guest o( lier friend Miss Lillie Templetc Mr. Aug. W. Smith after a stay of 81 weeks at Tate Springs, TenD., is at again. Walier L. Miller, Ksq., who has been Utile City for over a month came horn Saturday, and will henceforth be found office, reiuly to serve clients. Urick making at the cotton factory yard still ijoes on thouuh on account rain the work lias been somewhat delay The sirii ling iace of Mr. T. A. White is seen on our streets alter an absence of r four years. Mr. White has for that time in the "Lone Star" State, and in bis iiome has prospered. He Is now in bui as one of the firm of Hodges, White & ( Mexia, Tex. This is one of the larges most successful dry goods houses in thii as city. Mexia is a live progressive c 7,000 Inhabitants,situated In the "black section of the State, and has a magnii trade and takes pushing, energetic mercl to make the success Mr. White has i We most heartily welcome him home hope that he will make us a long visit. Last. Friday night about 10 o'clock ei No. ItU started out of the round houses G., (J. <.v X. shops, and made only a shor as the turn table track was not in pla the track on which she was. Kesuit? look a header In to the turn table pit. damage to the engine was slight, and b next day at noon she was out. There w one on the engine, and from some uukj cause she made this voluntarily trip. The Abbeville Kitles have giveu the tract for their new uniforms to Mr. Jot Roman, wiio represent J>. Klein A Br Philadelphia, Pa. The uniform will he i of Charlottesville. Va., cadet grey. ! West Point pattern with slight itlteri The cap will be chasseur pattern, blue < with cross ?uus and tlgure 3 and letters . In front. This is uniform for privates non-commissioned officers. For officers material United States regulation late tern. The uniforms are expected to a about August. 1st. Mr. U. A. Vlsanska and daughters, Belle and Mrs. P. Koseuberg, are In the City. Mrs. Rosenberg was accompanle her children Miss Stat la Wideman. of Due West, the city. Miss Wideman is thegucsLof Florence Templetou. Miss Mary White and her lriends, Misi Muster and Miss Mclver. went down to Hsbury yesterday to visit Miss Nannie Al Tliey will return here the last of the wee Mr. Foster Kirby Is at home for a short Alter nearly a year's hard work tor the Ft liti Prlntery in Atlanta, Ga. THE COLLEGE ENDOWME.' In There any Uoori Iteuson fur It* iiovhI From Our MiiM? Years ago the people of Abbeville co were a unit in their pride and iu their i Lion for Due West and her Institutions. There Is, as far as we know, no reason mere khuuiu uul ue n uuunuoo ?i >ecnut. liow can this undoubtlng confidence aud eoutlnue, if the colleges show themselve friendly to us and our best interests? Common justice revolts at the idea ol kine College sending her funds out ol county, to be used in building up other < ties. The cry all over the South bus been, ne capital to develop our resources. In the of all that the Associate Reformed Synoi injuriously to her best friend, to her na friend and ally, by withdrawing SSU.000 us the vast sum, to which we contribute We mentiou this mutter lor the reason we are deeply impressed with the gri< wrong which has been perpetrated ag Abbeville county in the removal of th lege funds. We mention the matter lor the furtbei pose of asking the members ol Synod t tify this great wrong. It is ingratitude to take the funds awa; It is a retlection on the business char of our people. The natural coucluslou I that the Synod thought we had no man petent to handle the money or that H was afraid to lend It to our people. THE SURVIVORS. Arrangements for the Annual Reuni The annual meeting of the Confederate vlvors Association lor Abbeville count; be held lu the Court House at Abbevil Il.?r,ihj.,?nl A iKmut Wuloilnv .UUUUnj, IIIC WHJ UliJ wi An address will be delivered aud ad provided lor survivors. An election of ofllcers for the Assocl will be held to serve for the ensuing yeai The following named Survivors nr pointed as local committees to raise fun provide the dinuer. to wit: it. F. McCaslau, James Itogers, T. L. Moc T. K. Klley, J no. It. Moore, J. L. Hughey. J. F. Hodges, K. H. Hugties, T. .1. Kills. W. B. Acker, E. li. Booker, J. \V. Mattisi J. W. Hockabee, G. F. Burdett. P. C. Sub Dr. W. E. Link, T. G. Baker. T. J. Broug 01 way Henderson, WTJennings, JFEdm Dr. J. i). Neel, D. VV. Dowlin. G. M. sibei W. E. Cothran, J. L. White. V. Grllliu. W. T. Branch, T. P. tiuarles, W. T. McJio To provide dinner for the occasion i one hundred dollars will be needed. The committees above named will plen port amounts collected to J. Fuller Lyoi jutant, by first of August. Let us have altendaiice and a pleasant re-union. VV. Al. Grier, Presldi ,J. Fuller Lyon, Adjutant. THANKFUL, THOUGH AFFLICTED Wherefore Dotb ft Living Man Comp] Yesterday Mr. Joel T.Townsend, of C bury, whs in town unu caneu iu are u*. lias been blind for thirty years, but is i lul and hopeful. lie feels the loss of bis Is a great ulllietion. but being a devout C tian. he lives in hope that, in the wor which we are all hastening, li'K eyes mi opened,aud that he may behold theglori realize tlie beuellts which are vouchsafe the lalthiul sons of our heavenly Father, lie says he has known the uauoe of ih lor of the Press aud Hauner nil his lift that yesterday was our first meeting. Mi live long, and ever rest in tlie hope of i rlous eternity, where all will be light happiness. Happy Marriage. n.it Miliar hi Slntnn rAlii.\ Tlinr Last Wednesday night, marked one ( happiest and most pleasant scenes In th tory of Ibis cultured and refined place?i tile marriage of Miss Mabel Lowry to R 11. Pressly, of Stntesvllle, N. C. The cl had been beautifully and tastefully deco by the many Iriemls of the bride and gi Promptly at!) o'clock, the appointed hou bridal couple and attendants reached clinreh and, to ttie strains of .Mendelss (anions wedding inarcii, proceeded to tlie in ;he following order: L>. 1*. Miller, Can and Miss Clara l>ale; 8. A. liriue and Moore; maid of honor, Miss Mary Yi Set ma ; i. M. Donald and Kev. J. 11. Pre Dr. \V. Ij. Pressly, Due West, S. C., and K. P. Davis, Montgomery. The wei majch was most appropriately renden Mrs. J. II. liodgers, of Orrvllie. Durin ceremony tlie accomplished organist p in soil tones the old and beautiful air / Laurie, which added greatly to ihe solen of the scene. The ceremony was perfo by Dr. SV. L. Pressly, of Due West, S. I lather of the groom. The ceremony w pressivc in thought and beautiful in I!i plicity. At tlie close of the ceremony Iti P. Davis, of Montgomery, led in a mo proprlate prayer. No words that we r write could add one charm to the many t and attractions ot tlie beautifnl bride, MaUel Lowry. As she came down the leaning on the arm of her father, Kev. Jiowry, she was a picture of beauty, i tlie favorite of ull, and In her marriag community loses one of its most accom ed and attractive young ladles. She is by thoee who know her best. The County Qiic.<illon. The Greenwood Journal thus remarks on an article which recently appeared In the Week Press and Banner: The following, under the head of "What ie C|ty the Constitution Should Have," appeared In tinues ,he editorial columns of the Press and BanIng to ner yesterday morning: as his "A provision establishing the dispensary, n and forever forbidding municipalities irom 11>ccupy censing the sale ol whiskey In this State, nr. A "The registration law should be firmly MounInvest "The homestead should be re-enacted. . The new county should be organized, exhe dls- cepton consent, by popular vote of a majorlake It " y of the People living In the different counties from which It Ik proposed to take terrltfr W. tory* Whlthoat the consent of a majority of ?guest the people voting In each of the couutles no num- Dew couutles should be organized anywhere, bersof The Journal has nothing to say, at this spent tlme. about the first three measures suggested. The one In retard to the formation of Carrie new counties is the one we rise to remark rlends uP',n tills morning. The position that no counties should be formed "except by a mai have j?r"y popular vote of the different counties y have from which it Is proposed to take territory," tie 111- ' """"i"" lunujiiig 1'ini luc ?eneflt lmve no vo'ce lu the management of their own lof?i] affairs. In our own case, Is it Just h pjij] that 1.1000 people ot Abbeville county, who re Ik a wunt to go into the proposed Greenwood uslcal county, and who know that it would be greatam to 'y tw llie,r Interest to do ho, should be prohibhlngs ltet' llie remaining In Abbevlllecouuyouiiir ,y' wl'oare not materially affected one way liters" or tl,e other by the division of the county? Iks all " r|Khtftnd just that 0J0 people of Edgee ca*e 'le,c' <:OUDty. n?vv twenty-six to twenty-eight jj j{ miles from their courthouse, who desire to I hliow K? lnl? a new county and get a court house latest w'^hin eight nilies of their doors, should be >iauo prohibited from so doing by 3,000 people remerit mttlD'ng 'n ttie old county, simply because they have the numerical strength ? We don't voting think so, and we don't believe the editor of j city6 the Press and Banner thinks so. is the The provision suggested might be abbrevi)n ated aud simplified by changing it so an to everal say that "no new county shall ever hereafter, home "Dder ?ny circumstances, be formed in South Carolinathatis whatlt practically amounts in the *?* e lam To which the Press and Banner would say : at his .shall six hundred people be allowed to mubrlck an,J destroy the symmetery of Edgeof the | field County, while three thousand are opa^ain i poKed 10 t,)e measure? learly Shall eleven iiundred men chaDge the bouni been dary lines of Abbeville County against the slness wl^ of lwenty-two hundred ? Jo., at Shall a few Court House builders have more tand weight and influence In the government of 'itv^of lhe COUDty than lhe great mass of the peoland'' P'e? ticent The proposition of our neighbor Is contrary tiadt? to l,ie Renerally accepted theory of this Uov:, and ernment. Theruie of the majority, aud not the tyranny of the minority Is for the public agthe 80011' t trip Why should this county be cut to pieces cefoi when the great majority of the people are opThe Posed to It? y the Why should Edgefield be mutilated at the as no request of tlx hundred as long as three thous UOWD and oppose the measure? ; con- By what method of reasoning can the wlsb*o Af e8of th0 R,x hundred claim the right to dlsreeard and override the will of three thous JJJUUC Style, and indisflgunng a county In which all are ' k>?h" 'ntere8tet* ? ^ According to the admission of our neighbor ; and the majority of the people in the counties afsame fected are opposed to the new county. Has it rrlve icoine 10 lllls "iat tlie wl" of the majority i must count as nothing? i Oate Constitution of lbe United States has J by adopted a Just and equitable plan for the formation of new States. The same equity | Miss wou'^ apply in the formation of new counties. I B A1C Cok- i Law for Formation of Proposed Law for New Iken. New States. Counties. ( 1j, No new State shall! No new county shall i amy ' be formed or erected be formed or erected ank- within thejurlsdlctlon within the jurisdiction of any other State, nor of any county, norany 1 any State be formed by county be formed by the Junction of two or. the Junction of two or .T_ more States, or partsmore counties, or parts iNli of States, without theio/ Counties, without consent of the Leglsla- the consent of the Leg- i ture concerned as well!islature of this State, as of the Congress.?as well as of a majorKe" Sec. :i, Art. IV. ity of the voters in each and every county from , I which It is proposed to u"l> I include territory in the ll,leu* | formation of said prowhy ! iposed new county. But i 1 " s'r|the teachees1 institute, Ers- - Abbeville Welcomes Distinguished Educators to Our City. >eded i face The County Teachers' Institute was opened I acts on Monday at the school building. tural Prof. Chas. H. Albert, of the noted Pennsylfrorn vanla Normal School cf Bloomsburg, Is conducting the work. Prof. Sutclifl of the same that school ably assists blm. jvous The teachers of Abbeville County gladly alnst welcome these Northern educators, who have e col- come so far in order that the teachers of this county may know the thoughts of our distant r pur- brothere. o rec- it gives us pleasure to state that all who have heard theso gentlemen are pleased, y. Something new, Interesting and valuable Is acter presented each day. It Is hoped that many l>elng teachers will avail themselves of the opporcom tunltv offered. lynod A synopsis of Prof. Albert's lecture : The first subject t.Hken up in the line of didactic work was "The Two Appetites" by Chas. H. Albert. This was meant as Introductory to the work of the week along the line of psychology and pedagogy. This subject was discussed under the following heads: ?n. I. The Physical Appetite?under which the sSur- child was viewed from the animal side of its y will nature, and as manIfestlug a desire tor food, le on etc. uext. 11- The Mental Appetite. Klrstshowlng or Inner claiming that there existed in every child | horn, as strong a mental appetite tor intellec atlon I tual rood as that 01 ine puysicai appeuie ior <, physical rood. The second part of Ihe sube ap- ject was sub divided Into three heads: ids to a. The Sense Hanger Period. 1). The Fact. Hunger Period, ire. The Manhood Hunger Period. In the discussion of these application or them was made to the various ages and capaon. bllltles of children. er. The subject for Tuesday along this line was: h. ' Underlying Principles In Teaching," and unds. tbe principle ones cited were: rt. I. The Object of Education. 11. The Nature of the Material to be Used, nald. HI. The Nature of the Tools to be Used In nbout the Operation. IV. How to Conduct the Operation. sere- All these were of course discussed as In i, Ad- their application to teaching. a lull _ THE REGISTRATION LAW. The Supreme Court Sustains It. Columbia Register. , The decision In the registration case brought lain 7 by ex-Senator Duller last fall has beeu deokes cided. A majority of tbe court decide that lie they have no Jurisdiction, whlletheChlef Jussheer tlce not ouly disagrees on the subject but prosight ceeds to declare the law unconstitutional. Jhrls- The decision of the Court is announced by Id to Justice Uary. The general propositions ly be argued by him at length and lor which he f and quotes numerous authorities, ure as follows: ud to First, This Is a suit against the State In effect. eedi- Second. The State is an indensable party to s, but the action. ny he I Third, The question of the constitutionality x glo- j ol tbe Act cnnuot be properly considered as , aud i there are other grounds upon which the court can rest its Judgment. Fourth. If the State could be sued she would be estopped from interposing the objection that the services rendered at her Instance and for her benefit were Illegal. The approprlatlon shows that the State desires tbe pay)f the meut of such services. Equity will not, e his- therefore, lend Its aid to compel tbe State in.11 ? !., lUnniiuti th? /li.funilonfR HM hPP flKPul I I WHS UllCtllJ iui\iu6n , ev. J. officers, to do that which the Slate could not lurch be compelled to do In a direct preceding. OOO]1 JUSTICE I'OI'K'S VIEWS). r, the ! Justice l'ope in rendering hifi decision *aid I the | that the delay lu the Judgment of the court 1* olin's i owing to his failure lo write this separate Ultar ] opinion at an earlier date. \Vhen grave connden, ] stltutional questions are lo be passed upon, W. B. unless there is Imperative ueoesslty that there uung, [ should be no delay, the fullest audcompletes! ssly ; and most painstaking study should be given Bev. their consideration. While disagreeing with ldiug | Justice Gary as t > this being a suit against jd by j the Slate and citing the case of Evans and g the i Robertson against the Slate Treasurer In the layed mutter of the validity of the So.000,000 Issue of Dinle! bonds u year or two ago, as authority, he nnlt.v | agrees with Justice Gary that the plaintiff rmed nud an adequate remedy at law and that the IHK COliri IIUIl IIU JUriNUlUlKIU iik ox- 11 was suited by an attorney yesterday that ssim- the case would be appealed to the Supreme ev. K. Court or the United States and that action st ap- along that line would be takeu very soon, nlijht ;races , Miss aisle. Fresh lot cottolene in to-day. All sizes. Ab4. A.; beville Supply Co. j" | Buggy tops covered and all kinds of trim* e.| , rqing done at C. P. Hammond <? Co. loved ' Buists ruta baga and turnip seeds. New i lot. Harrieon & Uame. i FOB COLOEED GIELS. Tlic Fergtisou-Wllllnnis College at r Abbeville. ^ Southern Presbyterian. No doubt many of the readers of the Southern Presbyterian* have often $ heard of the Ferguson-Williams College for colored girls at Abbeville, C( S. C. For many years Rev. E. W. pi Williams and his wife labored in Abbeville under the direction of the Freed- ?{ men's Board of the Northern Pres- co byterian Church. They enjoyed the su confidence of the Board and were used as examples of what a colored man and di his wife could do for their people In w the South. God blessed their work of and they built up a Church with 150 members and a large school, known ? then as Ferguson Academy. About ti< two years ago Mr. Williams wrote an _ article in his paper calling attention to rumors affecting the good standing of i / -?_- i* i) i? ?;min a one 01 ine Doaru a scuuuia iui gins. n severe controversy sprang up over the matter. The result of it all was that m Williams bought property and built another school. For a year he and his wife have alone been1 conducting a W successful school in their new and excellent building. Last winter appli- Co cation was made to our Executive be Committee of Colored Evangelization ^ to purchase this property and take he charge of the school. But there were matters involved that made it seem best to refer the matter to the General. Assembly at Dallas. The Assembly (J referred the matter back to our Committee with power to act. The Committee after most careful consideration has adopted the following: "Resolved that this Committee approves of the purchase of the Williams school property upon favorable terms, provided the Church in South Carolina or else- T where will undertake the payment of the debt and the expense of. carrying on the school without infringing on the income of tbe Committee for its regular work. Resolved, that the Secretary, Rev. J. Lowrie Wilton, D. D., and Rev. J. 8. Watkins, D. D., appoint a committee to canvass the Church and ascertain its mind." With the substantial approval of the Assembly and with express approval of the Executive Committee of Colored Evangelization, this most important matter is referred to God's people for their help. AN INTERESTING OCCASION. I was invited recently to go to Abbeville to make the Commencement ad- F dres9 at the closing of the session of " the Ferguson-Williams College. I was present at the exercises with other white friends of the enterprise day A and night for four days. I beard recitations, songs, instrumental music, orations, essays; I saw gymnastic exercises of various sorts, and most gladly testify to the high character of the performances. I did not see a single ejirl hesitate about anything:. Everything showed patient and careful draining. I enjoyed the unique distinction of making a Commencement address to a very large audience at eleven o'clock at night, and they didn't go to sleep either! The impression made dT on my mind was that in this school real substantial good was being done by colored people for colored people under the sympathetic eye of their own white neighbors. It seemed a well nigh ideal arrangement. A BIT OF HISTORY. * Rev. E. W. Williams is a native of Maryland and was carried, I believe, by a Union soldier at the close of the war, to Maine where he has prepared for college. Afterwards he went to Howard College in Washington City. T iU ?k/v /tnrvtA Qaii^ Vi TTio Ijeavilig lueic lie i:a?iic uvutu. j.x 10 wife was born in Washington where she attended Howard also. She was a teacher in the Washington Public Schools which are 'among the best in t the country. She had a thorough 2 training as a tpacher. They are one ( in the opinirn that the kind of educa- || tion needed by the colored girls of the South today is that which, while it gives them a thorough intellectual [J training, will fit them to be indus- J trious and useful citizens, able and ( willing to labor skilfully with their g brains or their hands for an honorable p living. They are particularly careful for the spiritual interests of the girls. ^ I preached in the School for five days {, last spring and witnessed a dozen very intelligent confessions of faith amongst \ the girls of the college. I have care- * fully examined this school in and out. ( My deliberate conviction ia that its plans and methods are helpful and sound to an unusually high degree. If l we were to start from the bottom we ' could not produce such teachers aud managers and so suitable a building J in twelve or fifteen years. P WHAT ABBEVILLE SAYS. * There is but one opinion in Abbeville amongst the white citizens, so far [ as I could hear, about Rev. and Mrs. f E. W. Williams and their work iu p that regiou, aud that is a feeling and d expression of great confidence. The ^ Se?ssiou of the Abbeville Church, em- * bracing some of the best and wisest * men in South Corolina, has ordered C the preparation of a testimenial of their high regard for the workers and their work. t WHAT ABBEVILLE DID. ? The Session gave me permission to h make a statement from the pulpit and take a subscription for this work, Without extra effort andwithasim- t pie statement, the congregation sub- f scribed $125.00 towards the purchase of || the property. A board of trust of some fl of the best men of the town was ap- P tr\ fulrck f>linrorA fif f.h*? fllllfl I P fwiuiou w ~.0~ -- m Mr. J. Allen Smith, president of the r National Bank of Abbeville, is the treasurer of this fund, which cannot R be used for any other purpose. ? what now ? h Our Committee will appoint one of E the best men we can find to take charge of a canvass of the Churches of South Carolina as far the way may be opened to raise the sum of two thou- rm sand dollars, the amount actually [I needed now for the pressing needs of | this enterprise. It will all be spent in g South Caroiina and every ceut will go I toward the actual purchase of the property unencumbered. Much more . than this will be needed ultimately, but this sum will give us title. ? comb now ! It is time for action ! We have talked enough. Show the colored people that iu proposing for them an Independent African Church we do not propose to shove them off to linger and languish without applicances with which to do their work. Who will be the first man to send five hundred dollars? Send it quick to Mr. Smith ! Some more after awhile. H Faithfully yours in Christ, A. L. Phillips, Sec. ('UiltlreuN Bay. Children's Day will be celebrated at Warreuton ou Saturday, July ltftU. Kverybody Invited to come, and bring baskets. \ heatty welcome and a good time lor alt. ANNOUNCEMENTS. fandidates for the Constiti; tional Gonyention. I hereby announce myself as a Candida >r the Constitutional Convention, subject i le Democratic primary. W. C. McGowan. Realizing the Importance of the comic anstltutional Convention it stands the pe leof Abbeville county in hand to be repr nted by delegates of recognized capabillt id patriotism. As coming up to this stani d we suggest Gen. Robert R. Hemphill as mriidate for the Constitutional Conventlc ibject to tbe action of the Democratic pr aries. He has been a faithful publio se int since 1876. has always been at the post i lty, Is perfectly familiar with such work t 111 come before the Convention and Is a ma stability. Many Voters., We are authorized to announce Hon. Fran , Gary as a candidate for delegate to th institutional Convention, subject to tbe ai mi ol the Democratic primaries. n vr ttto vr ? mttm ttti a mn vl\ HID iMAiivjj niiAin. r. Thos. A. White Comes Bnck on Vl*lt to Old Friends. Mr. Thos. A. White, sod of Major J. I hlte ut Verdery, 1b now on a visit to ret) and friends in Abbeville county. H ih been In Texns for four years, and has h< me a citizen of the Lone Star State. HI >me is In the city of Mexla. Mr. White I le of our best young men. and bis man lends are glad to greet bim on bis nativ iath. EO. WHITE, Proprietor. 3UIST NEW CR< XIU. tit JJUgitj OCVCil J. UJJj XCU Come and get your Improved me to sow. W. D. BA WM. CASH i-rand BAR FOR THE 1 rUNE ai j We have just ret ! Ela?ai Q \^Waai^^g3?gsa> 3 t bought by our Ne SGREAT R: a s{ and we will make A ly months in the 3 We have a fall sto fresh from the Nor = No Old Shop 3 to offer as bargains 3 FRESH < i SELL i jj than yon can buy M 3 for. Q IW Don't fail to 3 will do you good. ^ Yours Re IW. E. I UPAS! nil BriDg your Hides to 0. P. H Price for them. CASH OR ] exchanged for SHOES, LEATI The leather market is verj a big stock of SHOES and HA Do! when you can buy a new set ? up, but we are going to sell c Mail orders filled promptly, and SUMMER SHOES. Call C. jay \' ii'' I'II sag mi I . i"" < Bishop Hargrove to Wed Bishop Henririx's Mother-in Law. ~ Nashville, June 20.?The venerable I" Bishop Hargrove of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, and President of the Board of Trustees of Vante derbilt University, left last night for 10 Kansas City, where he is to wed Mrs. Scarritt, mother-in-law of Bishop ? Hendrix, also of the M. E. Church, e- South. Bishop Hendrix leaves for y | Kansas City in the morning, and will a on Friday perform the marriage cerem i mony. i8f Another "registration case brought n against the existing law in South * Carolina has been "thrown out of the k United States Circuit Court. | It was especially unto the poor that ? the gospel of the eternal word was preached. To such as these the voice of God comes nearer, because It is more willingly and gladly heard. The broken heart is open, there is no pride ? to close the way thereunto. _ . .. & Nearness of life to the Savior will t necessarily involve greatness of love e to Him. As nearness to the sun ln^ creases the temperature of the various a planets, so near and intimate comy muniou with Jesus raises the heat of e the soul's affections for Hitn. W, D. BABKSDALE, Manager. fj?. Jj DP TURNIP SEED. low Abberdin, Whtie Globe, Flat Dutch, Ruta Bega Seed. July is the HKSDALE, ;fj manager. ? , E. BELL j : co.s I ' -rSB GAIN Sales 1 M MONTHS OF id JULY. 1 M -Si ;Jpj >oiTrpH a lnrcrA lot. of J "" o - rj 1 M -vsl iw York buyer at a gj EDUCTION* 1 R -v r l A - . ras June and July live- y commercial world. Q H ck of summer goods q JJ them markets. 2 E9 Worn Goods o 1 8 * 3, but we have new GOODS to > | CHEAPER ? | 8 old shon worn stuff 0 give us a call. We pfl 01 o jspectfnlly, 0 ELI jj| )ES! HIDES! AMMOND & CO. and get a good EXCHANGE?more allowed when IEK, &c. r strong now but it finds us with RNESS on hand. n't drive those old worn out ones ;o cheap from us, Harness are lose as we always do, Special prices on OXFORDS [ and see us. P. HAMMOND & CO.