The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1876-07-12
TrOtter Shoals Items.

Mr.. EDDIE PATTERSON, of Louis
vile, Ga, is spending some time in
Mt. Carmel. Several fair damsels are
striving to win the prize wonder who
will succeed?
SOME young ladies on the Savannah
side have received cards from gentle
men living distance from them; hope
the next cards extended will be invi-
tations to weddings. -
A YOUNG man living in or near the
Fork, whose entire crop was ruined
by the rains, has purchased a pair of
shoes, promising to pay for them out
of his next years crop.
A CERTAIN editor says he has two
thousand bushels of oats, and if he
can realize Is cents per bushel, he
thinks he could afford to marry. We
agree with him, but one lady wishes
to know if he intends to feed his wife
on oat meal.
Mr.. REUBIN SMITH is wondering
why his lady-love does not answer his
last letter. He is waiting and watch
ing could she conceive any idea of
LIS SuSpCuSC SlC SCi lSihiy Woo1N hoo
ten messenger to his relief.
WHEAT crops are turning out badly ;
one gentleman near Rocky River SOW
ed seven bushels, and made only one
and a half bushels.
Col. R. B. CADE has the finest
crop wheat in the county-rust proof.
MR.. F. d. P1CKENs is one of the
kindest and most accommodating
young men in the Trotter Shoals
neighborhood.
A MERCHANT in or near Mt. Carmel
says he has tobacco good enough to
make man knock his ddddy down,
but as there is no cash and little or no
credit in the country, few men will
have chance to strike his daddy.
. ONE young lady on the Savannah
side says she can cook, milk, wash
and iron, and has made pot of good
old-fashioned soap; thinks she is old
enough to take advantage Of Leap
Year. Candidates for proposals may
keep look out.
A YOUNG man in the Flat Woods
hoes in the shade of tree, and when
asked why he did not get out, said he
would when he went to dinner.
Mr.. w. P. CALHoUN's rattle snake
did not give up the ghost, but took
refuge in Capt. S. J. Hester's field.
SQUIRE HARMON was in the Trot-
ter Shoals neighborhood q few days
since; some of the ladies was exceed
ingly sorry he did not have time to
call on them. He is the greatest la
dies man we know of.
Mr.. WILLIE PICKENs is as nice
o young man as his brother Frank,
but is a farmer, and hasn't as much
time to visit his friends.
A YOUNG lady on the Savannah side
is expecting her beau this week, and
is preparing to give him a sumptuous
repast, and while her older
brother rejoices at such prep
arations, her younger brother and
nephew ''slips" her chickens
out of the coop and ties them in some
secluded spot to see them fight.
Guess she will find some of her chick
ems in poor plight for use.
Mr.. CLARK, of Abbeville, engaged
wheat crops to thresh near Trotter
Shoals, but failed to comply with his
contract, and thus starved one poor
old lady nearly to death; she don't
think she lean wag" to the kitchen
more than one more day. How sinful
to starve poor old people.
Mr.. Bob BELL is reported to be
very sick. We wish him a speedy
recovery
THE Trotter Shoals neighborhood
can boast of one Independent lady.
She says she intends to wear nothing
but calico; the public may laugh, and
point the finger Of scorn at her if they
desire, she does not care. She feels in
dependent i'm a calico dress, because
she is able to pay for it, and she would
scorn to have dry goods worshipper
for her liege lord.
THE Mt. Carmel reporter has vaca-
tion now; hope We will have some.
thing from that section soon.