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debted for the foil own Items from
Ninety -Six:
The election for Town Council
came off during the pastweek, and
great interest was taken, and every
available vote was cast. The ques-
ton was license or no license, and
lffty-four votes were cas- thirty
three for the dry and twenty.one
for the wet ticket. So the follow
ing ante-license ticket was elected :
T.. S. Hale, Intendant; j. S. Shu-
mate, Jno. A. Moore, E. NJ. Lips
comb and SIN. Fooshe, Wardens.
The night following the election
Intandant Hale gave an elegant re-
ception, at which the dignitaries OF
the town were out in full force.
Dancing, music, and refreshments
constituted a part Of the enjoyments
of the evening.
Hale keeps one of the best hotels
in the up-country, and merits the
patronage Of the travelling public,
A Base Ball Club has been or.
ganized for the Summer campaign.
and Abbeville may now look well
to her laurels.
The Young people contemplate
another big blowout at the Fort:
about the 1st of May.
Mr.. w. Y. Davis has just been
appointed q Trial Justice, in the
place of j. A. Richardson, re-
signed,
DR.. W. A. Limbecker has sold
his Cambridge farm, and has given
up planting. lie now deals in fine
stock-principally horses.
Philips is prosperous, and con
templates visiting the far West du-
ring the coming Summer.
Col. Miller is still building; and
in addition to the three new brick
stores just completed, heis building
| two wooden stores on the opposite
side of town. The brick work
was done by Richmond Payton,
the Carpenters work on the brick
store by Mr.. S. II. Langston, OF
Anderson, painting BY Mr.. Muir
rah, of Anderson. The carpenters 5
work on frame building by Mr..
Stanley Crews, and the painting
and paper hanging by Mr.. A. ".
Jones, of AbbevilIe, while Mr.. L.
I. Beacham does the tin work.
The Lodge of Good Templars is
in fourishing condition, and is
receiving constant aceessions to
their numbers.
Mr.. j. NJ. Matthews is building
a large Gin Factory, Steam Mill
and Furniture Store. He gives cvi-
dence OF enterprise and thrift. Sue
cess attend all such enterprises.
Trade with him and give him a
lift.
Since the above was in type a
friend has furnished us by mail the
following additional items of inter
est from Ninety.Six:
Mr.. Langston has just completed q
tasty little stceple to the Presbyterian
church, which adds much to the beauty
and symmetry of that edfice. The tim
ming was done by Mr.. r. T.. Beachan1,
of Ninety-Six, and Mr.. Jones Is now
engaged in painting the work.
Nincty-SiX has town pump.
At meeting OF tbs Cambridge Base
Ball Club of Ninety-Six, held in the
store of Messrs. Moore & Quarles, OH the
evening of April 18th, the following
officers were chosen: f. S. Hale, Um-
pire: II. G. Turner, First Captain: j.
r. Blake, Second Captains; r. NJ. San
ders, Scorer; F. NJ. Pope, Secretary and
Treasury; H. J. Kinald and Il. P.
Quarles, Committee on Bylaws. The
Club is starting its career under favora-
BILE auspices, and when sufficiently plac-
ticed, can start a formidable "nine."
The merchants of Ninety-SiX have
generally adopted the cash system,
which will no doubt prove to be to the
interest Of both buyer and seller. The
business of the place is brisk for this
season.
Mrssrs. Whitten & Griffin are putting
up wagons, which, for cheapuess,
draurht, durability, and neat, compact
workmanship, cannot be surpassed in
the Strife. These gentlemen are upright,
honest and courteous, and will fill all
orders in their line promptly.
The prospects for good crop of small
grain were perhaps never better.
Among many others of this communi-
ty who have splendid crops we would
mention Rev. w. H. IIawton who has
some fifty or sixty acres Of red oats,
which are nearly waist high and head
ing beautifully. Mr.. Lawton is a model
farmer. The planting interests have
been much retarded by recent heavy
rains.
The Hotel kept by Mr.. Hale is al ac-
knowlcdged success. The travelling
public speak in the highest terms of the
of this house. That Hale
"knows how to keep u hotel" has be-
come an item OF history.
The merchants have received their
Spring stocks, which are handsome and
well-selected. They arc being sold low
for cash.
The Academy under the superintend-
ence of Prof Blake is we'll attended.
Mr. Illo l-a is ,,oiNtoiSipfr In ic birI rap,l-