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which has revived the crops.
lS Ninety-Six is to have new calaboost
al If a second hand one would answe
their purpose, the town council migf
le get a good bargain by applying to th
Of Mayor of Hodges.
/ Several young men of Ninety-Six ar
H. building dwelling houses. Is thi
in ominous?
: Mr.. E. S. Hale, who runs good hote
y at Ninety-SiX has returned from two
d weeks trip to his old home in Tennes
y. see.
u FISHING PARTY. - Messrs. J. w
IS Trowbridgc, A. NJ. Hill, w. w. Sprouse
q Mansfield Hollingsworth, James Tag
gart, James Shillito, T. G. Seal, Cicer
I. Hughes and Jacob Kurtz left Abbevill
yesterday morning on fishing eXcur
sion to the Savannah, to be gone two o.
three days. They have wagon, tents
l. cooking utensils and proyisiens in th'
J. old army style.
Mr.. d. r. Penney, who has just re-
turned from visit to his father IN Sen
e eca City, was in town on yesterday,
He saws Santuck was nearly washed
away on last Monday evening. The
ahSASS "SAS " >sN~
the seed-ticks are all washed away.
Hawkins, the blind man, has organ
lied singing-school in Abbeville, and
: will teach class at So scholar. DR..
Wilson is a member of the class and
will attend it's meetings In the after.
moons, and in the mornings will give
'|tseth7pulling matines in his office at 81
'--"HN
Dr.. J. s. rhomps~ss hs ';'s setssRss as%sssise SO
| his Office. He says he wau.,. --n,ild
his return, but he fears that ne W..
be too much crowded with customers.
Mr.. VT. Penney thinke Sunday is
the day to set hens. A few Sundays ago
he set-a hen on Is eggs aud the hen has
come off with 16 chicks.
DECLINE IN DUCKs.-Our friend, Mr..
q. B. McCord was in town yesterday,
endeayoring to effect the sale of four
beautiful fat ducks, at so cents each, for
which he had paid 65 cents only week
ago. ....---
We learn that there is considerable
dissatisfaction down On the Savannah
side owing to the partial distribution of
| the militia guns. 1t seems that our COL
ored friends think that all should have
got breech-loaders, with bayonsts at
tached.
Mr.. George Shiilito's pig has eaten
| $40 worth of Mr.. Kurz's corn and
wheat, and now George offers to take
SIS for the pig. This is q rare chance to
get $40 worth Of pork.
The merchants of Abbeviile are com
planning of the small size Of the plat
form at the Dsnot. We should be pleas
ed to see it enlarged.
Little River was higher yesterday
| than it has been this Summer.
Barnett's Bridge and the Penney's
Creek Bridge are in a dangerous condi-
tion., -.-.-
Mr.. Joshua Jones, an industrious
young farmer Of this vicinity, made
forty bushels of wheat on three acres.
Mr.. Thos. Robertson says he has the
best crops in the county. He will
make twenty-five bushels to the acre,
and he has a large crop planted.
Bequest says Sullivan's Island Quot
Tom Sullivan's, of Fort Piclens) is bel
ing built up again, and is now popular
Summer resort.
Tom Collins will be at Due West on
next Saturday with the largest drove of
beef cattle that has ever been in this
county.
Beouest is mourning the departure Of
his friend Mr.. Jas. A. Wright
Mr.. G. T. Jackson made ten thousand
dollars last season by selling esand
horses.
Mr.. s.. A. S:nit.rand his young 'wife
have been in town for the last few days
and are tire guests Of Mr.. T.-C. Seal.
DIR. Parker says his patients are all
convalescent.
The Comet Hunters of AbbeviileI
have challenged the Modocs Of Cokes-
bury. Game to be played tomorrow,
Thursday. -
NUIsANCEs. - Horse racks in the
middle of big mud puddles on the Pub
lie Square.
More horse racks are needed on the
Public Square. Cannot the Comfy
Commissioners put up new racks where
the old ones have fallen down?
Trade in town has been reasonably
good for the past two weeks. The de-
mand being principally for groceries
and plantation supplies.
Dr.. w. w. Marshall, of our town,
started for St. Joseph's last Wednesday.
Mr.. J. C. Chiles was in town yester-
day. He says that Millway, Harrisburg
and surrounding country were favored
with refreshing rains on Saturday last,
after ten weeks dronth.
The bIillway Steam Company Is
threshing the wheat and oat crops of
that section.
Mr.. B. G.. Crawford bought hand
some new double-seat buggy from the
carriage shop of Seal. Sign & Robertson
last week. He is married man.
DIR. Torlay, our excellent druggist,
who has been absent in Charleston for
the past month, returned yesterday.
DR.. Yates patients are all nearly we'll.
Col. F. A. Connor and Mr.. g. V.
Hammond contemplate putting up
steam gin near the Depot in time gin
the Fall crop.
Mr.. James R. Cunningham has beer !
up to Monterey. He says the crops in ,
that locality are good.
VIM. A. Giles, Esq, of Lowndesville,
left the home OF mis- childhood on yes
terday, to seek new hene at Granite
vile. He carries our best wishes.
! Maj. Andrew Small lis daily expect
ing -, rhe notice of aais having drawn an
immense fortune in the Kansas city lot
tery-the drawing of which came off on
the lst inst.
Mr.. Lawson, our polite and obliging|
I 80 &loof Cot nd