The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1875-12-01
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THE BEATTY CANDY PULL1Nq.-Tbe
most interesting and the richest THING
that has transpired in this neiphbor-
hood for fifty years, was the Beatty Can
dy pulling: We neglected to give an
account of it in our last items and now
you must pardon US if we give YOU q
rather full account.
Well q few weeks ago famous cotton
picking came off at Charley Beaty's
place, and at night the candy pulling
took place. The young, the fair, the
old and the ugly were congregated at
an early hour. In a short while the
proceedings began, and they lasted to
the "wee sma' hours" All seemed i'm
pressed that the poet struck the right
cord when he said
"No sleep till morn when youth and beauty
meet"
The gentlemen portion of the commu-
nifty wge represented by Coon Black
Tom Sutherland, John Graves, Pick
Black, 'tc. Mac Beatty enlivened the
occasion by the sweet notes of his fiddle
and all were impressed that
"Music iath charms to sootho the savage,
Split rick or burst cavage."
No dandng was allowed by Mrs. Beatty
and Mr.John Beatty, as they are good
Christian Methodists, but the young
people bok it out in grand style, in
plays, salgs and "busses." There was
no false nodesty ahoat and every gent
went fol his "bonnie lassie" as tho
he meat business. We were not there
but we are assured it was a grand occa-
sion altogether. You should have been
there ald if you did not take part in
the proceedings, you would have been
richly Eid rs "a locker OH in Vienna"
We hive it from good source that
maay agi.llon OF molasses was con-
suned l. the crowd. Notwithstanding
all this !harlev intends to have another
busting IL candy pulling ut no distant
friends rom far and near.
WE lern that Mr.. William Latimer's
school Johnston willSbe out shortly
OF coure he is coming to the candy
pulling.
DAvIl CRAWFORD is planting largely
of oats. He has q level head. Cotton
ut II ad l2 cents is soaring cottol
planters We believe the people arc
opennaheir eyes to the true and only
policy, and we know they will find i
better that trifie for cotton.
ERwE, of Centre Of Gravity, con
tcmplats furnishing the Hymenin
columnan interesting item before long
Success attend him.
A. N. ERWIN, the gentleman above
mentimed, has a splendid store q
Wicklffe's old stand. Centre Of GRAY
ity is tie right name for it has an at
tractiv force to the uRiucrSat NATION.
SAMUEL FLEMING will marry shortly
He willplant oats for a living. He be
lieves il Oat meal at any rate.
CHARLES beatty will probably ex
hibit abride at his forthcoming Cand.
Pulling. She lives up the road about
mile from his house on the right hant
side of the road that leads to Antrevillc
We are not joking. It's so.
MIR. EzEKIEL WHITE. of Lowndes
vile, las been through this ncighbor
hood last week selling standard religion
works.
Mr.. JOHN beatty is model farmer
He reads religious and useful books al
of his spare time. 'Tis wonderful ho,
much Information man can gather i
a few fleeting moments. Book agent
make note Of this.
THE Press and Banner stories are
great favor up here.
DAVID CRAWFORD is an obliging an
polite Post Master. The right man i
the right place.