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The Press and Banner.} BY HUGH WILSON. __ \ ABBEVILLE, S. C. Caf Published every Wednesday at a year in advance. Wednesday, July 17, 1895. ReNlKiinl Him l'astoriiic. We learn that the Rev. J. J. Grler announced last Sunday morning ironi ihe puiptt his rextguiiliou as pastor of the Associate ( Reformed at till* place-the resignation to ( take effect on tt>e first of October next We are Dot Informed of the reasons tor this unexpected aunouncement. Mr. (irier lias tioen amongst us for a turn t a year, and during that tune h?? has labored energetically and earnestly for the cause which he has espoused. , mikI many friemls will regret his action In re- , sign leg. I'nclahnert Letter*. i Letters remaining in Abbeville post otlice I for week ending July l*>lh. lsy.'?: A?1'. C Adams, .John Adalus. B?Mrs .Jatile Bo* d, Mr*. Carrie J. Hell. I Kphrattn W. Collins. l? -Davevirl Douglass, Krunk Douti, W. M. lnxon. F?Tometh Fisher. I 4-?W. J Jackson. Mrs. Kmory Johnson. T? Luelnda 'J'urner. ? Rob?. S. Link, I'. M. At II Is OKI limn Judge Benet came home last Thursday, and remained In town lor two or thre? days. Hie family is here now, and will remain for the Summer, lie lson the circuit and will not be at leisure for some weeks to come. He seems to be winning laurels wherever he goes, and has good health all the time. Il4tll4trc4l <<4i4's|. Mr. George ( Brndley. a pnoce among sro'id fellows, come up from Troy to Abbeville un>' day last w?ek. He is slowly recovering from his recent illne<R. and many friends were glad to see him and know that be is doing so well, .some time ago he was very ill ludeed. Card of Thau Km. I desire to express through the columns ol the Press and Banner my heartfelt uratitude to the good peopleof Abbeville for theirareal ktndne-s to me and my family during our recent affliction. Win. B. Goings. From Seven to Six. In compliance wilh the wishes of the neo pie the Dispensary people have Issued orders from Columbia. tooaen Hud shut thecispensary at the old hours-seven in die morning and six in the evening. This is well. Mutual Krlirl A??ociitilou. A mutual relief association against accident or slckne** has been formed at Abbeville with P. B. Speed, president; Or. L. T. Hill, , medical examiner; J . H. Gilky, secretary and treasurer. Welcome to Abbeville. Mr. Kerr, lallier of our townsman Mr. J. ]). Kerr is moving his family to Abbeville. There Is iooui lor ail such good men in our city. Mrs Titos. 1*. Stovalj., who is remembered by Curoiiuiaus us die beautiful Miss Geni Orchard, of pen and pallette fame. Is tne guest of Mrs. T. C. Lipscomb, ot NinetySix. From the seaboard to (lie mountains, tiiis fair young Carolinian Is admired and btioved. She has, by the right of her charms, wielded a beile>hip over this andotherstates. Her culture, her grace and beauty place her on a lolty pinnacle wherever she is known. We understand that since her marriage .Mrs. Stovall spends most of her lime in New York cilv, where she is a bright social star. But it matters uot where she may go, she is South Carolina's daughter, aud we claim her as our own. Mr James Taggart has Just completed a large and handsome wall cabinet case ol v native oak for R. C. Beruau, J weler, of this city. Mr. Bernau believes in patronizing home industry when he can buy goods at home which are just as good and as cheap as those manufactured abroad. Mr. J. C. Young, one of the most successful fanners of the Ninety-Six section, was 011 " our streets Friday. There whs not a braver or more eallant soldier in the civil war than Mr. YoUi.g and, like thousands of other brave men, it was his misfortune to lose his leg on the battlefield. c L>drof nrv'T Vfi'Dui v r\f I Iiq Plln fnn ProcKv. (i teriaii College was In town two or three Unyts " last week. He came to assist Dr. Wilson In t the Sacrament of the Lord's Supper. A very Interesting occasion It was. It was good lor c the brethren to be there. d Candidates must file their pledge In wrl- i tlDg to abide the resuitof the primary elecllon and support the nomineesot the party, with County Chairman F. B. Gary, at. least i*n (JO) days before the primary election. Next Saturday, tlie 20:h instant, Is tbe last day for filing this pledge. Miss Mary 8 DeVork,of Klrkseys, Is here spending sometime with her brother, Mr. W. J. DeVore. It is said that Hon. Win. H. Parker has the finest crop of cotton ou the road between Abbeville and Doualds. Associate Justice E. B Gary and F. B. GaryEsq.. are ofT lor a sho-t stay in the mountains during the hot weather. Miss Lula Williams, of Greenwood, is the guest oi Miss Winion F.irks. Hon. W. H. Parker to bis mountain lioine, to be gone tnree wet*cs. Judge Ernest Gary was in town lust c Hunday. He came lu liis mother. v Mr. N. O. Pylrs whs lu town last Xalur- , day. \ Ira JohnHon, a ue^.-o who shot and killed v Fraok Landlord, a white man, at IVidmont e nine days ago, was taken from the Greenville 1 jail before daylight last Monday morning and ' killed. i! This was about the most disgraceful lynch- i intj that we have heard of. The neuro was lu ^ the handsof the lasv, and would have an- ^ wwert-d to the charge of murder nest week. t 'I'llis was Indeed a murderous act. A HOME WEDDING, \ c Mr. James Bradley, of Abbeville, and Miss Lilye Vincent to Wed To-day. Columbia Slute. Mr. .lames Bradley, a popular young mer- l chant of Abbeville. uuil w?*ll and favorably .v known In Columbia, and Mlw* Lilye Vincent, i toe young i.nd fascinating daughter of Mr. stud Mrs. F. Fouche, art* to be wed litis morn- ,s ing at 9 o'clock at the residence of Mrs. M. K. Taylor on Laoy Street. Uev, J)r. sumuel 51. t Smith will perform tiie ceremony. Tlie wed- s Ding will be a quiet one, only tiie families ol i ?lie cotitrading parties ami a lew intimate I Irleuds having been invited. } Miss Vincent h.is been a resident of Colum t>ia for a few months only, but during tliat '1 lime Nbe lias been the recipient of many so- i c-lal attentions. Society will miss her greal ly, t Jor she is a general favorite among all. Mr. i Bradley is among Abbeville's most popular I joung society gentlemen, and well establish- < ??d lu busluess there. t The young couple will leave this morning at < II o'clock, to make Abbeville their home In > the future. < The bride and groom were to pass through 1 Abbeville yesterday eveulug over the U., C. tk N. Hallway. A number of friends went to meet them at the depot to extend congratulations and good wishes but were disappointed as they got off at Greenwood. May our j young frleuds live long and prosper. i i For th* Graded School. \ The todies of our town wi l serve Ice cream 1 very Thursday afternoon at the (traded J School lor the purpose of raising funds to < ftiulp the school with 'better and more f complete apparatus for teaching. An organ I- I /.Hilou has beeu effected by which all the J mothers who have children In the school will . be asked to assist la thjs enterprise. Five la- ? dies will be requested eaeh week to turnlsh I ihe refreshments, which will be served In the I open air. A committee of young people will I be appointed to provide music aud oilier en- < n*Ttaiument free each evening, and for this i purpose the (assembly room of the school ylll be throwu open. Thia is u I'lmmiHiHliihlo anterDrlse and will tj? patronized In tbe manner it deserves by all our people, wliile the delightful social feature wtil nerve to draw tbe Interest and a (lection , o! our city more closely around this, the ?:linlc^wtuf ber jewels. Beglaaiutf wiili t be Utile folks, it in pro* ; posed tofurtitsb Miss Parks' room witb every .comfort and appliance tbat can aid in start- | wg the little o<ies off well on the road to i learning. Then encb other room will receive a?ttfntlou until the entire school will be;j whipped in a manner worthy ol the spirit of "| *?tir people In building and maintaluing it. <Let everybody come out to-morrow aiter'| nooa at six o'clock and have a good tjtne and , give tbe enterprise a good send off, i , . . i THE OLD FORT, j Drawing tfce Lines on the County Question I ?Prejudice of Country Against Town?! Let Friends Take Notice. Nine I v-S i x, S. C.. .July l.i, I >!>.">. C.unp .1. Foster Marshall lias decided to . lime u barbecue uliunt the l.'nb of August. At Hint time tilt' old vels will be through vvlib their oops, and vegetables will lie , tkLuuituui. Messrs. T. K. Riley. 11. J\ Iilakeand L. M. Moore ot (ireeu wood wore in town last Salur- ' day. nr. McBrideaiul bride came down laKt Satunlay and Were the uue>i? of IJ r. and Mrs. Blake. The 1 motor preached two <ii his tincst - i.... ............. .....I " 5t*j juuu.> ouiiu.i,! nn/i uittk ?uu The H</n. Kinard will beacandidate . forllieSlateCodv?-uiiuii. He will anuouncc ' his platform later. M ss Kedona (irillln lots relumed from Orangeburg, where she lias been teaching ^ school. The constitutional primary "will soon be , here. Kvery man h is a right lo \oie ior who lie pleases, hul we will warn lliem in time not lo be too anxious to vote for the city poliliciuus. It t? wrong to impose upon them. Uur country citizeu* i-houiu In ar their part ol the burdens. , Mr. J. K. L?->r?l ol (jreenwood would make * * most desirable delegate to the couveution. r Uur only objection to nun is. thai he is lrom u lilgcit). Yet if he could be induced to run we will put out; city politician on our ticket. , Miss Iji/.v.ie ami Miss l,idt McNulty, two . pretty young ladies from Columbia, are visitnig Miss Minnie iiooert*. 5 Ma C. llice is up lrom Charleston 011 a short ^ visit to his parents, lie is lookiug well and ( prospering in his new home. . Mr. John l-tsey and family of Sal ilea were ti town last Sunday. Abbeville vl.ht^e hns numerous candidates ' ivho want to help make a new consuiuilou. \bbev(lie County likewise has sons good and irua who can lie 11 Usted always. Letusseeto : >1 that nil the delegates shall not he lrom the ;owu ol' Abbeville. We have no onjection to me lrom thai town, bul it is a little too much :ogivetben'i all the delegates. They aie ali e lice gentiemen, but weihink when it comes s to coustiiution-uiakiug there are many men , icatiered about the county who can run that justness iiuile as well as the city politicians. a A'e have heeti drilled to look to that town iUlUe.lenily long. Now let us breaK the bands; el us hunt out "another Moses." Ninet.v-.Six ran he depended upon to vote for Ibe rural , randtiiates. Mr. W. II. Frazier lias returned from Asbe- '.i fllie where be attended I he races. He made Tour starts with ltxndolpti and won three. u I'bis is pretty good, considering that the best lorsesonly usually win about 50 percent, ol .heir star;. s Miss Aiiim 1'lnson, a pretty young lady from ', he country, attended preaching at the Fresjylerian church last Sunday. d We have read the letters of Sheriff Ouzts ind Col. Durisoe in reply to the editorial oi ;oi. iiacon. l'heir letters are lull and will cer- .? ainly satisfy all who read them. We wcreat , irst, from reading Col.Bacon's letter. Inclined o condemn the committee, bul now we uot h >nlydom>t condemn them, bul think they vere actuated by good motives and their mislion to Col. Micou's oflice probably saved ~ Cdaetleld trom one of those terrible scenes for * vbich she lies been noted. We hope every voter in Abbeville County h vbo votes will vote for delegates to the Con- w ititutloiial Convention who will insist od the eduction oi the number of square miles necessary to toi in new counties. Don't discuss iow the probable localities of the new Court louses, let that come later when every secy>n can then work itself. Mr. T. C. Turuer was in town last Saturday. ?Ve heai he has been slipping off to (jreenvood. Wonder if he is not a cuudidale for be Slate Convention. v Miss rauline Yates of Coronaca is In Niney-Six. the cuest ot her aunt Mrs. II. F. Fuler. she will lie remembered us a member ol . neCoionaca Dramatic Club. f?:i luui hhtnnhiv MVi'iitncr at. ti nicpt.ini' nf .'amp .J. Foster Marshall, Miss Sue Moore o v:>s fleeted Sponser of the camp. This Is luite a compliment to her and we are sure r. he honor could not have fallen upou one nore worthy of it. ' s. We are beginning to need rain badly. The ica crop will be short If we don't get lain oon. . A call meeting of the old veterans will be Ir leld nest Saturday at the usual hour, liusl- s less ol importance. In behaif of our camp we thank Camp D. Vyatt Aiken for tlie kind Invitation to parake ot a barbecue dinner on the SUtb. We ^ fill be there in lull force. East End. LOWNDESVILLE'S LIGHT, HI St Ol Troupe'**' Contribution to tlic (icn- tr oral FiiikI. rt Pi Lowndesville, July M, 1S9.>. .Mr.and Mrs. Frank E. i'elit, and their iwo al hildren ol Augusta, Ga., came up Monday, o,1 ,nd registered at the Horton House, the llrst r lamed returned to Augusta the next day, tl he others remained here till Saturday. n3 Mr. vVill McGIII, and family ol Due West ias-.ed through this place Tuesday for a few lay's visit to Mr. Tom Tucker's family. Sherill- and Mrs. F. W. It. Xuu'ce, spent l[ ,'uesday evening with us. tl Mr. L. E. Kenuedy, who has been alHicted 111 or some time, died Tuesday, his remains !l1 fere tuneralized the next day in Providence 11 hurch by Rev. E. W. Mason. A large crowd r* vas in attendance. 01 Mr. J. Thomas, left. Tuesday for Lexlugon, lia , for a lew daj s stay w itli kinsfolk. t' Miss Nannie.lohnsoii, went to Anderson, cl \ H., Monday, and returned Saturday. 1X1 C^uite a crowd ol young people gathered at " ill . James M. Young's spring Tuesday, where I" hey had a \ery pleasant picnic. Mr. It. E Mosely, went to Anderson C. H. al 'uesday, and returned Wednesday, bringing rt tack with him his sister, Miss Nellie, aud his irother, .Master Bruce. tl lir. and Mrs. J. 11- MeDavid, and their two hildren ol Due Wrst came over Tuesdav and 11 lave since been with the faintly of (lie son-in aw of the two first named. Mr. K. 11. Horton. 'he Doctor has Oeeu attending to professional cl justness. Mr. Kutnsey lJlake, of the representative 'J :itl/.ens ol the pushing town of (jreeuwood, ? van in town Friday and .Saturday. t!l Mr. and Mrs. J. 1J. Franks, and their bright 111 iiile hoy "J. U." leit Friday morning for D Morgan to 11, N. C.t where they went to spend line time with the brother in-law ot the first ? nentioned, Mr. .lolin 1'erklus, N .Mrs. U. L .Moorehead, since the first of last veeK, has been with kindred lu (ireenwood. He v. .1 A. Campiiell, Presiding Klder, reachd here Friday night, and was Hie guest ot tev. K. \V. Mason that night, the next day le went to the ltidge church, where he reached a most excellent seiuion at 11.30 01 i. in., alter which the third quarterly meet b ng tor this year, tor this charge was presided (]( >ver by him. He preached at the same place . resterday at the same time. Then he occu- " >led the pulpit iu the Smyrna church, this >S ilace at S. ?(l p. in. I, Mr. J. McElroy, ol Troy came up Friday . md remained till Saturday. 81 Our Baptist friends had a festival upon their gi liurch grounds tor the benefll of their a liurch, Friday evening aud night. Not mowing tiie exact sum realized, can only Jl1 ay that they were well pleased with the re- fr eipls. w There was a largely attended and very >leasant sociable at Dr. J. 1>. Moseley's a< Thursday night. ul Mi.-s I.i/.y.ie May Speed, who lias been atending Hie Hart well JIi?h School for several ears, retarded to her home at her uucie's \ Ion. 1. II Mcfulla. 1 Miss Maud l.omax, of Columbia, came in bl Saturday evening and is still our guest. Only three more days till''the powers that 111 >e" decreed that those Who aspired to Con- if, tltuiional Convention honors should start ipoti "tlit; grand rounds" to give the people \y heir views upon certain question*. And el lu date we nave seen only the names of tl Liroe candidates for llmt Important position. f L'here is seemingly as little interest upon the tr >art ot the people ol our county in this mat- (;; er as was taken not long ago in the change n location of the center ol a certain town, "l 'or cause, some of the citizens of said towu j. vanted to move the centre, the town council >rdered an election, as such change could inly be made by u majority of the votes cast avoriug it. At that election only one vote ai vas polled, and that one being in favor of the hange, It was made. Troupe. Il ?<n> About the Si/.e ol' It. Columbia Register. The News and Courier asserts that Justices It Pope and tiary were "elected to I heir posiions for political reasons only.v If the News ind Courier uieans that tbey were made t] Judges because they were in political atliiia.ion with the majority in control of the (ieu- Jl ^ral Assembly that elected them, we reply hat such also was the case with Mclver, Simpson, Mcliowan and every other man y ivho has been elevated to a judgeship In South Carolina, and that tlu Federal ermine is beslowed on the same basis; but il theL: Sews and Courier means that they were made 11 Judges in order thai tliey might use their po I <. iltlons, regardles* of law and the C'onstitu- ' lion, to help tiie (action with which they had I) jeen allied, il utters a vilo slander against . .wo as honorable men a* ever wore the ermine I * ?t tlie Supreme Court ol South Carolina and ! igalust the men who gave tliem ollice. A Woman ol ItliKsrd Mcmiirj. Lj (Baptist Courier.) Mrs. Darlington,of Due West, the mother! :?f the Hon. J. J. Darlington, ol Washington. I). died Thursday night, the 4th ol July, f'lie remains, accompanied by her daughter, Miss Mary Darlington, passed through Green-1 ville Friday afternoon on the way to Wash- . Ingluti. Several friends of the family were at \ > the depot and aiiled in the transfer of the re- \ mains to tiie North-bound vestibule train. . She was a good woman.and to the people who I knew her and to the children she reared lier i memory Is blessed. Tooth pic If s 5e per J.UOU. ipeetl A ;?yrtaws* PYLES'S PARAGRAPHS. ., 4? ? literary Society- County Alliance-Card Parties-and Negro Excursionists Greenwood, S. C., July 10, lS!io The young lolks had a caru party last, evellng ul the residence of Mrs. H. H. Reynolds, "lie attendance was quite good and all enjoyid themselves very much. Colored excursion ibis srom Newberry came ?ere last Thursday. While a game of base all was In progress, someone raised a racket n their rauks which caused quite a slutn>ede, breaking up the game. Several shots vere fired and three persons received tlesh vounds. Bicycle races will be held here on the; 15th ,u I It'.lh of August. Messrs. James Kellar and John Campbell, lave just arrived iroui Newberry where they pent quite a pleasant time with Iriends and elati vi*s. Miss Julia McGhee and Miss Mamie Camp?e11, are vlsitiug relatives at Greenville. There will be an excursion lroiu here to At- j anta, Ga., on the 1SIU. Mr. George A. Harrison, blacksmith and loud workman, will begiu in a lew days the rectiou ola palntshop. A literary society has been recently organ-' zed at Kulak with the toilowlng members: s". O. l'yks, president; E. H. Gray, vice resident,; JoePlnson, assistant; Miss Mati? a tnloi'Miii Trfusnrflr* :.t>wis Xlckles. uonltor; John Mcllwain, critic. Willie at Abbeville last week, accompanied >y llie editor of Hie Press and Banner, we visted (he site of the proposed factory at that >la?e where we found Mr. Wilson, of Watts, I. nuik lug spiendid brick for the factory t tlie rate ol two and a half thousand per lour. There Is a full stream near by which urnishes enough water lor half a dozen facories. Tbe locution is an excellent one, beug near enough the cliy and yet uoL loo ear, and within a couple ol hundred yards ftheG. C. <teN.it. H., near the depot. No rettier place lor the location of cottages lor P'-ratives can be lound anywhere. There is an unusually large crop ol wild hemes this year. The cold weather last winter seems to have xterminated the blue bird. We have not een one since the extremely cold weather ust winter. .Mr. J. W. Fife has the linest Held of corn ml Mr. Kdward Kiienburg has the prettiest otlou we nave seen this season. If your well needs cleaning out call on Mr. acob Dauber near Greeuwood. ile will do onest work at low figures. Misses Annie and Nannie Major attended lie County Teachers' Institute last week. There was a picnic at Watts school lastSatrday, also a picnic and base ball at Phoenix n that day. Miss Mamie and Miss Clara Plnson, of the alak section, were guests of Mrs. Geo. A. [arrison last week. Mr. John Johnson, machinist, left last Tuesay lor North Carolina, where he will remain jmetlme with relatives. Mr. 8. E. Millei, agent for the Iron Belt ulldlng and Loan Association, has been doig some good work lor that company. Itesntly he sent oil 75 shares in one day and as secured several loans lor parties liere. Mr. Krnest L. Kwbank, the affable and eneretlc general traveling agent for the News ud Courier, spent a day in the city last 'eek. At a meeting of the County Alliance at Abevilleon the 12th inst., olllcersand delegates 'ere elected as follows: President, J. S. Graves. Vice-President, J. L. Hughey. Secretary, It. E. Cox. Treasurer, W. W. Bradley. Lecturer, W. J. Gains. Assistant Lecturer, J. It. Blake. Chaplain, M.S. Ash ley. Doorkeeper, H. W. Bowie. Assistant Doorkeeper and Steward, \V. F. Ickels. Delegate to State Alliance, J. S. Graves. Delegate lo District, Alliance, Col. .1. T. KobJKOII. District Lecturer, J. K. Blake. Kxeculive Coinimttee, W. F. Nickels, T. D. luckwell, Dr. P. B. Oarwlle. Committee on Good of Order. N. 0. Pyles, ir. P. B. Carwile, J. D. Gambrel. The committee on the Good of the Order .lbmitted the following report which was ilopted. The condition of the Order since our last ?port has undergone but little change. Its lembership has remained approximately the ime and no special etlort bus been made to ;vlve dormant alliances. While the corailttee leel assured that the principles of the lliance are as dear to tbe people as they ever ere, yet there Is manllestly a want of proper ppreciation of the Importance of Impressing jein upon the attention of the public. While recognizing their value and Importance us essential to tbe advancement of the jricultural interests of the country, and confuting as they do the very fiber of Boclal rganlsm and the vitalizing force of lndus y, yet lew of the members of the order ulize their individual responsibility In the ropagatlon of those principles. unrt'u t/-? iuiiAPii ih? (hnf f ho liffti i mv "".u ...? nil usefulness of tbe order are dependent up11 the hearty co-operation of the individual, here Ik a disposition on the purl of some to link that tbe alliance has accomplished its lissloii and thai nothing more remains to he one, little thinking tbat victories won are isliy lost by in-actlon or over confidence, .becomes us to be always on lite alert, loroughiy organized for united action as ie enemies of the order are over vigilant and tiscrupulous. We recommend the iinportuceol alliance literature's being urged upon ie attention of the members. and especially icommend the Cotton Plant, tbe organ ol the rder. Education only can Instill a proper concepon of the duties of citizenship, as well as Inilcate, a due appreciation of our obligations < alliance men. The committee are pleased > report that a state cf fraternal feeling ervades the Alliance. We would suggest that the county alliance L It* present session adopt some measure to >vive an Interest In tbe order during the lonlb of August, which will be a compar.ivi-ly leisure time with the people. Mr. J It. Crawford hus recently painted bis ew dwelling. Mr. 1*. S. Dew has purchased a house and lot 0111 Mr. J. W. Sproles adjoining tbe Baptist liirfh. west. Prof. Duceiio, vetfirinary surgeon and horse Miner, who was located several months at erdery, has returned to his home in Monina. The people like Prof. Ducelio but they re not much pleased with the Montana pole* he koIiI them last winter. Quite a nuinher of Greenwoodites left here us morning on the excursion to Asuevllle, . C. ' X.O. Pyles. The Live; l*l|;?oii Siiuol. Preparations for the live bird shoot i) July 4th, 5th and Gth at Spartanurg are being pu-died with viyor and ^termination. Responses to" invitaon.s seut to gun clubs all over tiie outh are beginning to come in, and early all of them are favorable. The loot will be far ahead of any yet iven in the South. It promises to be grand event, and some ot the best nd most influential business men om the leading cities of the South ill be here. It cannot help but prove Jvantageous to Spartanburg.?Her lU. The above as copied in the Evening Jcwu of this city from the Spartauurg llcrald, rather surprises us. The lorals of Spartanburg must he in a ?\v and precarious conditiou if such a anton, cruel and barbarous exhibion as that promised iu the above exact?"cannot help but prove advantgeous to Spartanburg." This sport," if permitted by the authories und humane people, will place par tan burg in line with cock lighters iid others of descending ilk. The pigeons are Gods birds, and one of them shall not fall on the round without your Father," who ill surely take notice when many of is birds are made to fall dead or rounded on the ground by the shot of lie cruel sportsmen. "It is as sport to fool to do niisflhief." Prov. x : 23. Folly is joy to him that is destitute of ( isdom." l'rov. xv: 21. From our knowledge of the Chrisian character of the people of Sparinburg, we believe that tiiey are lisrepre.-ented by the Jfrridd and the Jocniiu/ jVe?/K, aud will be so misepresented by any others who may peak as these two papers have done f the wicked and abominable "live ligeon shoot."?Christian Neighbor. 1 sincerely hope that (Jod, whom on so much desire to serve aright, vill bless yon and restore you to health, f he sees it best. Surely no human icing can rightly pray for anything eniporal otherwise than conditionally. Dr. ^au?M.el Johnson. WEST END. I lla|ipenin;'ft and Incidents of n ttcek Around the City. Tomorrow morning an excursion will leave Greenwood for Atlanta via the s. A. L. A number of our citizens will take advantage of the cheap rate and visit the Gate City. The excursionists will gel back Friday night. Fare for round trip irom Abbeville Prof. A. M. DuPre came down from Clemson College last Saturday and will be In the city a week or two, the guest of his brothers, Messrs. J. H. and W. C. DuPre. The gerinan last Wednesday night ltf Rosenberg's Hall was well attended, and notwithstanding the very warm weathei, was most thoroughly enjoyed by all who attended. uisses iiiHime huu r^itiuee ucc mo yiamug friends iu tbe city of Augusta, Ga. These two bright and charming representatives of Abbeville went down to Augusta last Saturday. They will be absent 'or some days. The latest lad with some of Abbeville's fair daughters is au early morning walk to the Hill mineral spring. A very charming and healthful exercise and u pretty walk. The roses in cheeks would bloom longer, and eyes would retain their brilliancy If the first rays of Old Sol could touch them occasionally during the year. Miss Carrie Belle Giles after a pleasant stay with Miss Florence Templeton left yesterday for Greenwood where she will remain several months before returning to her home In Alabama. Miss Giles Is a bright and attractive joung lady nnd bus a number of friends and admirers here, who most sincerely regret that they must bid her good-bye, and hope ere long she will pay our city another visit. Dr. ?. L. Wilson and family moved to Little Mouutaiu yesterday. Dr. Wilson will come up certaiu days during each week, and may be then round in his oitlce rendy to attend to the wants of his patients. Mrs. J. D. Chalmers spent tbe greater part of last week with friends near Verdery. She accompanied Mr.T. A. White who went down to visit his father. This evening at nine o'clock Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Wilson and Air. and Mrs. K. S. Link, at the residence of the former, will entertain a large parly of their young friends. This delightful occasion will be in honor of their guest and cousin, Miss Grace Lawson, a pretty, vivacious young lady from Red Bank, N. J. The evening will be a thoroughly enjoyable one. There will be sweet music and "tripplug feet" for those that dunce, cards and other amusements for those who do not, and with the genial and kind hearted hosts and hostesses not to enjoy one's self would be impossible. The invited look forward with great pleasure to this event. Mnnilnv ?vpnln<r thfi home of Mr. W. A. Templeton was tbe scene of a most delightful social gathering. Misses Florence and LUlle Templeton entertained a host of their friends In a most charming manner with a library party given In bonorof their gursts, Miss Carrie Belle Giles, of Bessemer, Ala., and Miss Mollie Chandler, of Augusta, Ga. A library parly is something new In the social life of our little city, and wus most heartily enjoyed by every one preseut. Tbe prize, a beautiful boo <, was drawn by Mr. T. Gordon White, who with several more had tied for It. Tbe evening passed only too quickly with conversation, music and song. During (be evening delicious refreshments were served. Tbe ladles present were Misses Lotta and Eloise Clayton, of Atlanta; Miss Mary McMaster, of Wlnnsboro; Miss Carrie Mclver, of Darling(oti; Miss Mary Irwin, of Honea Path, and Miss Grace Lawson. of Ked Bank, N. J.; Miss Corrie McCiung, Miss AgneB Quarles, Miss Leona Blake, Miss Mary White, Miss Lucia Parker, Miss Male Robertson, Miss Jennie Corrie, Miss Ollie HID, Miss Jessie Hill, Miss Florence Henry, Miss Gussle Caughman, Miss Rosa Maxwell, Miss Belle Haddon, Miss Fannie Morrow. Tbe genilemen were Messrs.* Parker Jordan, Greenwood; Thos. Parker, C. A. Milford, Rev. J, J. Grler, J. H. Gllkle, Walker Edwards, Julian Corrie, J. H. Perrin, Lewis Perrin, T. T. Q,uarles, J. D. Kerr, Frank Lawson, Will Lawson, Walter L. Miller, L. J. White. T. Gordon White, J. A. Smith, Jr., Albert Henry, T. G. Perrin, H.B.Stokes, Will White, H. F. McGee, Rlngau Thomson, J. E. McDavld. About 200,000 brick were made at tbe cotton mill brick yard up to yesterday?Tuesday morning. Of that number half are In the kiln and ready to burn. Thus the work goes urtivvij- uu. Mrs. W. C. AlcGowan Is visiting relatives in Atlanta. Misses Jennie and Lucy White and Miss Grace Smith are In I he Mountain City. They went up last Thursday for a abort stay with the family of Judxe Cothran. Mr. W. H. Parker left Tuesday for Cashier's Valley, N. C. The remaining members of the family start to-day tor tbe same place, where the heated term will be spent in their mountain home. Mr. T. A. Shea is back from a short vacation spent In Chicago and other points In the North. The County Question. The Greenwood Journal thus remarks on an article which recently appeared In the Press and Banner: The following, under the bead of "What tbe Constitution Should Have/' appeared in the editorial columns of the Press and Banner yesterday morning: i "A provision establishing the dispensary, lorever ioroiaaing municipalities irom licensing the Hale ol whiskey In this Slate. "The registration law should be firmly fixed. I "The homestead should be re-enacted. "No new county should be organized, except on consent, by popular vote of a majority of the people ilvlog In the different coun- 1 ties from which It Is proposed to take terrl- . tory. Whlthout the consent ol a majority of the people voting in each of the counties no new counties should be organized anywhere. The Journal has nothing to say, at this time, about the first three measures suggest- | ed. The one in regard to the formation of new counties Is the one we rise to remark 1 upon this morning. The position that no , counties should be formed "except by a majority popular vote of the different couutles i from which it Is proposed to take territory," amounts to saying that the people concerned j have no voice in the management of their own local ullairs. In our own case, is it Just that 1.1000 people ol Abbeville county, who j want lo go into the proposed Greenwood county, and who know that it would be greatly to their Interest to do so, should be prohlb- , ited by the 2,200 remaining In Abbevillecoun- > t.v, who are not materially allected one way . or the other by the division of the county ? Is It right aud Just that OK) people of kdse- < field county, now twenty-six to twenty-eight miles from their court house, who desire to I go into a new county and geL a court bouse , within eight miles of their doors, should be prohibited from so doing by 3,000 people re- < malning in the old county, simply because tbey have the numerical strength? We don't < think so, and we don't believe the editor of the Press and Bauner thinks so. The provision suggested might be abbrevl- | ated and simplified by changing It so as to say that "no new county shall ever hereafter, ' under any circumstances, be formed in South Carolina;'' thatis wbatlt practically amounts to. To which the Press and Banner would say : Shall six hundred people be auoweu 10 mutilate anil destroy the symmetery of Edgetleld County, while three thousaud are opposed to the measure? Shall eleven hundred men change the boundary lines of Abbeville County against the will of twenty-two hundred? Shall a few Court House builders have more weight and Influence In the government of 1 the county than the great mass of the peo- , pie 1 The proposition of our neighbor is contrary J to the generally accepted theory of this Gov- \ eminent. The ruie of the majority, and not the tyranny of the minority is for the public good, I Why should this county be cut to pieces < when the grent majority of the people are op- 1 posed to it? < Why should Edgefield be mutilated at the J request of *ix hundred as long as three thous | and oppose the measure? < By what method of reasoning can the wish- I esof the six hundred claim the right to dis- 1 regard and override the will of three thousand in disfiguring a county in which all are Interested? ' According to the admission of our neighbor LUC UlitjUIIV^ Ul LUC pcupic lU IIJU VUUUkivo ??- I fecteil are opposed to the new county. Has II come to tlits that the will of the majority must count us nothing? < The Constitution of the United States has ! adopted a jusl and equitable plan for the formation of new Slates. The same equity would apply iu the formation of new coun- 1 ties. I Law for Formation of Proposed Law for New Mew States. Counties. No new State shall No new couuty shall be formed or erected lie formed or erected within the Jurisdiction within ttiejurlsdletion of any other State, not jof auy county, norany any State be formed by'county be formed by the Junction of two or the Junction of two or more States, or parts more counties, or parti of States, without theo/ Counties, without consent of the Lcgisla the consent of the Leglure concerned as well Ulature of this Slate, as of the Congress.?as well as of a major* Sec.Art. IV. illy ofthe voters In each land every county from which It Is proposed lo , linclnde terrltorj In the ' jrormation of said pro- ( jposed tiew county. |!' Did the practice of family prayer ever distress anyone in his conscience? I '^he omission ot it has troubled many. William Nevma. l he Keitirreclloii.?Gerin Theor If divine revelation, on which hopes of eternal life are based, co be worked out in solution, it wc doubtless be found to rest on natu law, the same as the forming pro< by which worlds were merged i being by bodies of culraulating cos ral vapor growing into form and so ifying into rotary orbs by theirnpec gravity, and regulated by their cen petal and centrifugal forces and g erned according to amount of cosi cal matter gathering into shapes i left in space to find appropiate orl around their central suns. And t the repeating process built the uuiv< into constellated systems during uncounted ages which scientists t mise. All we know of the origin of mai from revelation where we gather t his was a special creation by Go made in the Creators own image, j placed on one of the created wor called the Earth, as a free-agent lc ruler to do as he chose id in all thi pertaining to the earth, except to ea a certain forbidden fruit. But man was tempted to test God's po' in this one injunction, and in so do be lost the image of his Creatorinspired life?and thus was introdu in the earth the kuowledge of g< and evil. Sympathizing with Adam and I in their fallen state, God promi relief through the seed of the womu Son Jesus Christ?that he would store the lost image to all who wo voluntarily sue for it. Thus wo God recover voluntary subjects build up his kingdom. And thus t distinct classes of men were establ ed on the earth during their nati lives?according as they "sow to I flesh" or as they "sow to the Spiri They that "sow to the flesh" shall raised from the dead by Christ in office of second, Adam according seed or germ planted during 1 These, though made immortal, \ still be material flesh and blood bo subject to earth's law of gravity and bodily paiu and other suffering. "He that soweth to the Spirit," plants and cultivates the germ Chr (which is love) in his heait dur life, will be raised from the dead Christ the Savior in an immaterial spiritual body, no more subject to law of gravitation nor to bodily p or other agonies. Being released fr all gravity shackles, and all of eart natural laws, these may, by God-gi' volition, rise up from the earth w the redeemed throng "to meet Lord in the air" at his second corni This thought, that we may be leased from all tying down laws of earth or local codfinement, is inspir: to the Christian. By no other mot nnwflp than volition and God's dr? ing grace, he may rise from the ea and go from world to world; bei gravitated to none, and see the w ders of Jupiter and his belt?, and I mysteries of Saturn's rings and to < All this this in his spiritual be with powers of vision ami tensit enjoyment enhanced, and in manif proportions capacitated to take those wonderful structures of the C ator which we now see glinting a oft' around us is such starry order, c constellated systems of suns and tta satellites, wheeling each in his pointed orbit with no clash or collisi to disturb the musical harmony their whirring melody attuned to I "music of the spheres," that God 1 voiced to the ears of his redeemed n lions in their celestial journey to tb promised mansions prepared soe lrhora in hlo nonfrnl kintrHnm nf nil ing spheres for tbe good and faithfi As there is do intimation in i Scriptures that the unsaved ever , i spiritual body it is inferred that It will remain subject to earth's laws a ibide her fate. From our couceptio ;>f spiritual matter we judge that t spiritual body can no more suffer pi :>r anguish. If the foregoing premises are true may be calculated that a religl which is not spiritual is not Salvati ?B. V. B., in Christian Neighbor. SHORT STOPS AT PH0ENI2 Bloomers, Bicycles and Ballot Boxes Place Wbere They are Given In M rlage?Personal Mention. Phoeuix, S. C., July 14,189 Where Is Uie next picnic? There has not beeu u marriage Id Ibis I ilon In two years. Considering tbe lalenessof the season, cr ire exceedingly small. So lar, we have heard nothing of Presid Cleveland, the great llsherman of !h? Unl States, llshlng on the banks of Cutl'y-tc sreek. (|ulte a number of pretty girls of Gre vllie, are visiting friends In this vicinity. Our people endorse the Edgelleld couwuii In driving Mr. Dargan out of the county. me around here has any syiuputhy for I fan's damnable delusions. Let no scheming politicians be sent to Constitutional Convention, in this eont deliver us from such miserable L*ruaking 76. Tlllmanltes and Conservatives we an make auother chapter In the history of So Carolina, and let us have none but men v have unselfish love for the Siaie In tt hearts. The picnic In Mr. Watson's grove wa most delightful ali'air, Greenville, Lnurt New Market, Ninety-Six, Bradley, EJgell and Newberry were represented. The Ninety-Six base ball team crossed I last Saturday with the Phoenix boys. game was hotly contested on both sides, the rapid out-tleldlng of the home team gi them the victory. Mr. Jim Hunter Is home from Florida U short slay. Jim brought with him six i gators. He says to frighten the girls with t make them call him Mr. Hunter. Our young people are gratefnl to Dr. t Mrs. Adams lor an evening most pleasau apcuw Miss Sallle Stallworth Is here from Spart burg to spend ibe Kumtner raonltis. Mr. Jno. Maxwell, of Abbeville, is at fathers. John in threatened witu typh lever. The new woman with her bloomers, blr ?nd ballot box is not mentioned by Ihe lai mt this Hide of Ihe couuty. Sylvai FOR YOUNG POLKS, A Prize lo be Given to (lie Luc Winner. Columbia, S. C., July, ISO A competlve examination for the Nori Seolarshlps of the Mouth Carolina College \ be held by the School Conuiil.-Muner ol w couoty on Friday, August 23. Applicauts < be examined on KugllKli, Mathematics i History, the same as for admission to the! entitle course of this coliegr. Wee puuetf the catalogue of 1894-95, or page 10 of the nouneement for '2894-9S, further Information, If desired, will t>c 1 nished by James Woodrow, President of Hcutb Carollnu Colleg v-|Vr^.riVr.nit.rrr .i *. TJP TOp TROY. our Heart Lost Between Troy and Verder ?ul?l Pretty Girls at Church, as well as Otl \ral Places. ??Ba Troy, S. C., July 16.189 Rev. uud Mrs. O. Y. Bouner, of Due \V< nto a?'?l AIIhs I'lesler, of Newberry, are at Dr D. Reel's. Ull- Mrs. Sullivan and children, of Augusta, II i a I the Park Hotel. Quite a number of j 11 gustans are summering here. lific Lizzie Hountan, of North Carolina . . here spending sometime with herdanghl tn- Mrs. 8 P.Mcfclroy. Miss Daisy Jay, of Greenwood, is here w! " her ulster, Mrs. O. G. Prentiss. tni- Mr. and Mrs. G. C. Bradley and his moth . spent several days at Little Mountain 1 md week. I si. Miss Fannie Jay was with her sister, Si una ?), Kobertsou, last week. hUS Itev. D. <.?. Caldwell, of Due West, who 1e supply the A. H. P. pulpit untl Synod me< jrse preached here yesterday, aud made a line 1 ti predion ou the people. All join in glvi l,ie hi in a hearty welcome. sur- Prol. S. P. McElroy attended the Teache Institute at Abbeville last week, aud in there he went to Doravllle, Ga., to visit I s mother. II ls Mrs. E. A Rawls and children, of Texas, i liat vlHltlng her parents, Mr. and Mrs. G. M. bert. u? Mr Owens and family, of Augusta, are l j guests of Mrs. J. T. Solomons. it,a Mr. und Mrs. J. N. Robinson gave a m Id's pleasant dance to their eharmiug guests, M Fuller, ot Liberty Hill, Miss Pt>rrlo, of J )Cal gustantidMiss Robinson, of McCormlck. 1 and Mi*. K >binr?oi) h ive itie tiiauks and b U6S wishes of the young people lor so delight f nf an evening. The Iriends of Rev. T. W. Strans' will the kIh(J to knovv I hat he Is enj i> injf his vacat: ulveu ln.u by the Charlotte ciiurcb In Boat wor illlN8. ino Mrs. Self, of Greenwood, Is with her daui ? ter. Mr?. J. M. born. his Mr. C. L. Kennedy Is spending his vacatl , here with ht> tiroiher Dr. L. N. Kennedy e CtJU pruvilclng with huu. He will boon be a I D0(i tle?lged M D. Mr*. L. O. Beuford and Miss Pavle Let gave a nice le* cream party to tbelr visit; young ladies, Miss Young and Miss Cressw Cve ot Piedmont. , There will he no preaching here in the B sea tl>t church next Sabbath, as their protrac n meeting begins the 27th Inst. Mr*. J. F. O ible and Mrs. J. W. Lyouvlsl re- relatives at Abbeville last week. . , Mlsi? Mdllie Tittle spent last week with M UlCl Nora Cuddy, of Wlderaans. tild Mr. Lindsay Wilson, of Hopewell, was town last week. His valldectory at the cl to ing exercises of Mrs. Bryson's school, receii scores of compliments. He is a promla; WO young man. ich- Mr. Joe Jennings says he Is halting betw< his opinion, whether or not his heart Is iral Verdery or Troy. Mrs. Otway Henderson, of McCormlck tlie here with her mother-in-law, Mrs. D. J. f if i) mer. IU Where Is Tros's musical talent? Becai | be we are without h pastor is no reason why , . snouiii Rive up our choir meeting. Let u? i bis dii-bantl, but meet the the oitener. ln We heard a competent Judge make the mark lh>t tneie were iliegieatest numbei ife. prei ty y oung ladle* out at tile A. K. P. chui yesterday they had ever Keen there, and it VlJl of course rouuted while the congregation v >v slmtlng. There were 45 beMdes the dear lit {'J > tui-se.-, who are here by the dozju. [ to T'?e auxillaiy meeting of the Amerlc Bible Society will meet lu the A. K. 1'. chui on Wednewiay, the 24th, Inst. No one 1 nr been Invited to preach Ihe sermon yet. 1 or J. M. Cuddy, of our town, Will deliver an i jg( die*s. All are invited to come and brlD . ' picnic dluner and spend a pleasant day. . lng the member* are earnestly requested to cot l?. Remember, Wednesday, the 2uh, Is the da: b> Nlci or ? . ? I lie insure your property against losses by fl ain T. P. Quarles geueral agent for Abbevl county. 0,U Everything for Ihfi baby?nipples, rattl h's rings, 4c. Harrison & Game. fen Insert powder 5s a box. Will kill all kin j.jj of Insects and flies. Speeds. We have the cheapest and best fly paper the towu. Speed." ng. re tbe ing \jrJ-\~ ive WV tw- B w Mi WW 1 kAKGAII =11 -w in iSumme ^ We will be compe] 2 we now occupy oi ose 1896. We will s z SUMMER GOODS L COST AND LI get ley We can't get a s nd side of the street t 'he goods, so we expect *1" If you want DREl it GOODS, &c., we wi ion COST. We mean w. on- to call on us when : you - Unheard c , You can rest assured we ar the same time we can't help 5' we offer in all lines of goods. 3ec' We will have a full stock of I I ?m. E. BELL < led en- GEO. WHITE, no Proprietor. )ur- ' jll B IO uth ALL KINDS ? ?e?r BUIST TURNII ?J HARDWARE?Nails' eld Cottolene, Gold-dust, Octagon I hut ~~ HC3EA_-V"*~ >'? FLOUR, MEA] nil Come ai ind ^ tly 5HIDES! HI] |;tB Bring your Hides to C. P, I t> r... j.i n a citt r\n rrice ior mow, uaojcl un exchanged for SHOES, LEAT ky The leather market is ver a big stock of SHOES and Hj JEWiS. D< J<-|i when you can buy a new set up, but we are going to sell Mail orders filled promptly ur. and SUMMER SHOES, ~Ca: c. . - % > \ f ANNOUNCEMENTS. 7~ Candidates for the Constitutier tional Convention. est D. H. Mazll) la hereby announced as a canj' dldate for election as a delegate to the Constitutional Convention, subject to the action of are the Democratic primary. *-a" I hereby announce myself a candidate as . delegate to the Constitutional Convention, ;<18 subject to the rules of the Democratic priler> mary. Henry J. Klnard. Ith We are authorized to announce James C Klugh as a candidate for delegate to the State er, Convention, subject to the action of the Demast ocratic primaries. [rs. We are authorized to announce Dr. P. D. Carwile as a candidate for delegate to the i to Constitutional Convention, subject to the ao ts, tlon of the Democratic primaries. [?* We are authorized to announce the Hon. I. '"K H. McCalla as a candidate for delegate to the * >ra, Constitutional Conveutlon, subject to the actlon of the Democratio primary. his We are authorized, to announce Prot Paul L. Grler as a candidate for delegate to the are Constitutional Convention, subject to the aoGl tlon of the Democratic primary. tbe We are authorized to announce Hon. P. B. Car wile as a candidate for delegate to the ost Constitutional Convention, subject to tbe actus tlon of the Democratlo-prlmary. Vl" We are authorized to announce Hon. W. P. ; Wldeman as a candidate for delegate to the r , Constitutional Convention, subject to the action of the Democratio primary. be I bereby announce myself as a candidate lou for ibe Constitutional Convention, subject to on, the Democratic primary. W. C. McGowan. 5h- Realizing tbe Importance of tbe coming; Constitutional Convention It stands the peoion pie of Abbeville county In hand to be repreind sented by delegates of recognized capability full and patriotism. As coming up to this standard we suggest Gen. Robert R. Hemphill as a ird candidate for tbe Constitutional Convention Ing subject to tbe aetion of tbe Democratic prlell, marles. He has been a faithful poblie servant since 18T6, has always been at the post of ap- duty, is perfectly familiar with such work as tea win come oeiure tae uoaveuuoa ana is a man of stability. Many Voters, LbcL * ? We are authorized to announce Hon. Frank ri8g B. Gary as a candidate for delegate to the Constitutional Convention, subject to the ao)n tlon ol tbe Democratic primaries. 08- . ?ed IDg Bible Society. >pn at ANNUAL MEETING OF ABBEVILLE A. District Bible Society will (d. *.) take Is place In tbe Methodist church In Abbeville !ai. on WEDNESDAY, the 31st day of JULY Instant, at 11:15 a. m. use Dr. Bays is expected to preach the sermon, we and Prof. Bailey to deliver the address. The jot public are earnestly Invited to attend. Tbe Board of Directors will meet in tbe oft(l. flee of Perrln & Cot bran at 10:80 same day. r of W. M. GRIER, President. rci, L. W. Perrin, Recording Secretary. ]ey July 17,1895,3t V&H .tie We may live without fools, politicians and an cranks. rCIi vrc uitxy live wimuut tuvo, nc ujuj nvo wiiuias oat tbanks; Hr. We may live without dudes and society fads, ad- But where is Vbe merchant who can live wlthga out ads? All . , r ne. ; Huyler's Just in at Speeds. Now is the time to put up those fine apples with the American preserving powder ana 11re quid. It is safe. Speed. He We have Just received another lot of baggy paint. Call early and get the colors you want. Speed. 08 Buggy tops covered and all kinds of trimming done at C. P. Hammond <t Co. ids Buists ruta baga and tnrnlp seeds. New lot. Harrison & Qame. in Fresh lolcottolene In to-day. All sizes. Abbeville Supply <2o. BAT 1 i Vale rvj OE ' ) rGoods! ^ ' ? lied to give up the store I the 1st of January, ell our entire stock of at ESS THAN COST. tore room on the other hat will suit our line of to change our business. SS G-OODS, WHITE II sell you for less than hpf TT7A CQV Don't, fail in town. We can give )f Bargains. e sorry to give up our store, but at it. Don't forget the BARGAINS The goods must go at any price. 'ALL GOODS this Fall, 3ASH COMPANY. W. D. BARKSDALE, Manager. > SEED?FRESH. , Etc., for House Builders. Soap. Large Lump Starch 5c lb. niKoc^iKniiiiKni : L, CORN, BACON. ad See Us. DES! HIDES! ^AMM0ND & CO. and get a good EXCHANGE?more allowed when 'HER, &c. y strong now but it finds us with on hand. m't drive those old worn out ones so cheap from us. Harness are close as we always do. r. Special prices on OXFORDS 11 and see us. P. HAMMOND & CO,