The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1877-10-10

IT'S I "a ts''N ''Na w
Niuciv-S,X can BOAST OF greater attractions.
As ne was bISv pcncIling popular figures up
Lie varied mass OF human necessai;es, we
picked our way to iile door, and pounccd UP
on the eagle nest OF our Ii'lehuS,
MESSHS. MOORE 4 QU.ARLES.
ald Dick were IN clover. and all that
we could obtain from John was The su;p iscd
rrilaik OF his, A. Dick would open n new case,
"Grca, =oodnes,! how chrap!' ,Jonn iaIrif
danced with delight as he assured Us THAT MS
SUCK could be disposed 0i III prices y per
ccut. lower than That ot last season. an,' ncl-
i;icr burt him or Ills customers. D'rN. UaHh,
as communicative. pot ms nanu upon n'>
nose in n confidential ma>ncI, anu WIN Il
mysterious air WlliSpcred: We've e.!;.l'!
GOT the ins;Ce track his time And II close
attention and rr:il Appearances bcShchk auE-
thing, they've sott the Stock todo IL w"h. Op-
i,o>ite AlcSSrs. Moore d Qt!rlc>. in ,hc $40
lN,eIy uccupicd by inc Mr~>:s. kiuHrd. we no
iiccd signs OF activity. lmrclled by CURIOSITY
we stepped across INC way to lind our genial
fricDd. Mr.. Frank HUt""S, mcMbc: vi Lie
new H. m OF
MESSrS. McGHEE & HODGES,
idin- knee deep in cilicocs and sugars, and
8lancin. ;'ruund, We behold IL regular aqua
rjum oI merchandise. anu frr'h and lively
cnul..i 10 fall off the shelves Al t,ir slightest
hin, from - pu,riaScr. Flank expected Ia
i,in hands ia The fond c% pccIatiol ior our big
fall tIadc: he Didn't ci:'e 10 ma c so nIucti
money ihIS season as 10 e>i'DllSl himself
ur:e, and Intended going i'll for prices trat
va" iAi'tNS ~ sew 'st'N VI 49, '''>
nav vino iad no hair. Frank means bust
IcHS: so call ;nd see for yourselF. One dash
nj .he mex, curler. and, like HE shield OF
IIhiuun Al Rousciiid, looms UP lhcloliy ahu
1ud'al couhich;ncc OF
Mr.. 4. Men. TURNER.
E~vcry1oLy knows Mac, and Macknow> cvcry-
imi'->o. consequently, all hands Ou:nt to he
happy. Mac keeps u flnc Stock OF Nil DcS-
p~eIundpm' and Old Cow ~whiSkf-in Eic'.
everything in that linc-anu as for 2cnc"al
e. rprpl',pS NI.lt, Will make IDV nunIrN man s
mould water. We bead our course sopih-
wa.ti, II aliGht at the popular emporium OF
MH. NJ. :. 1SEMAN,.
whose LAVISH di>tda.y % meicllandi>c cannot
but lCud Ia make toe Souii side one OF Toe
popular ccn!rrS OF tiade ,i,is season. Hc,e In
vrSt piles is everything in INC general mcr-
.lantinc liuc, and bis price, proclaim that
he t. relcimincd TO hold up MS reputation ior
street. tlolriSics the lie anu active drus dis
pcn.".Oi OF
ME$SHS. MCCALL & MARSHALL.
lie Z with pr:tiScWOIinI ncalncS> SENDS OH.
fresh AID clear. every Hr.icle, rom o pill :,oX
to lac iilost expensive chem Cyl. acre nlSo
pre>,ocS Mr.. GEORGE arSiiall, vino. aside ':Om
his na.rrai accommodating spirit, will get up
from midnight dreams on n winter night,
merely whistle, ".Ah! IveSi,hed 10 rest me-,
; n la.icnd 10 the l"te messengers at ''!.y hour
wiz pleasure. 4 few Steps m'rc biihs our
fcct 10 The hospila5ie portals OF
MIR. Ii. G.. RUSSELL'S
Saucium-amiliafly Known rs Bob Every.
body that can ;l'picc:;,tc lIo-thc-w iSp'
must certainly ''i'vc lived ~ \;;in ~dclve
IN the mysteries of "RIsScll's best" and one
Wishing any liquors for medical o. family
puI poses will 10 well 10 step il and see Nj.
E".. Eu>ecl,. Atihc corner, u'ic doc: notth OF
Ru>sells. re."uS thai lo9ular and i"ply
spirii-nhcdi um.
MIR. T. II. WALKER.
Tom believes il Style, pnd his neat '~SHloon'
might iciIipL Il peri bound OIL :: Wild goose
Cause. Tom will command a Hat. cring pat
ronagc this season, and those whOCOrrt nc
were wise enough to sample Walkers I'M
limited hc>i. Try Tom. il you wan 10 be-
licve Christmas is alTr. nv here.
MESSES. FOLLY & WILCOX.
Ha!ha! BCdStcadS, bureaus marbic-i0p wash
s,nnLs, furniture piled llcroicly head above
Mr.. Wilcox. tnc polite manager and Ownct,
steps MP and p"tn,i '" 10 an elder down rock
ia. chair. says, "Jakea SEAL We %et ''Jard
OF tie a'ore>Iii claI,, and-whew! - Oil -
iwih baby Gins IL tu " Mo inon bed>le;ll. every
and corner iSj'nlInct. Mr.. Wilcox low
kindly STOW ) Us the liysie.ir> ri Ills cnllrc-
.iOI-dHint% rrrrpi:clcS, T:'minO'i niiri nI;,
wnldrObes, marble !0r*,:'l" ho-,% "t ";hcr AZ
..cles ,llat mcu SELDOM know .:,el""ur, of
un.il iniiiH,cd D., >.Slcrii yards ui calico.
more urlcsS. bidding NJ. Wi!co. good ~; >
we sauni"r in,o The building 0h Posi- Office
Range, am;u Inr din aud lar"ro' "wii
W. ~ W ""'' 49," '''' - 's
and >killtul s,o.e and in ware 'o>s
MIR. Il. I. BEACHAM,
h was making the tin fly. If his pockets
are not chock full of that material, that's no
reason why the shelves are not. Boss
Beacllam proposes to max this country q hap
py one by supplying housewives with rcces-
sary culinary wardrobcs, and If he doesn't
then " lost my faith In the virtues
Of i well cooked meal.
MIR. FRANK TRYON.
T. 20 pl- L.. fhn prrnf tnlpIN.ritn nf I'll, iC Snrfinp
He insureS everything, from Il dozen OF Eggs
to hatch, to Il store, ramnc with merchuIi-
disc. Frank says he's got SiO,0OO,O to back
him, and no man need fear the grim ficnd
whose lurld grasp entails so much destruction
and ruin upon our country. He proposes to
insure barns, gin houses, dwellings, stores,
manufactures, mills-in fact, every species OF
property that value can be placed upon.
MIR. c. T. WRITTEN.
The busy hum of machinery and the huge
piles Of shavingS all bcSpeak for MIR. Written
n splendid harvest, who himself Is Il boss
and all work receives his special
before leaving the shop. Mr.. Whit
of business Is one Of our inStitu-
tons, and gives employment to a number of
persons, and deserves the patronage so wor-
ihily dispensed to 1t. In the rear stands the
model blacksmith shop and farricry Of
NH. WILLIAM JOHNSON,
q gentleman whose energy has given so many
new buildings to Ninety-Six: Mr.. Johnson
Only employs first-clnss wOrkmcn, and amy
work lone at his shop must give satisfaction.
AS this Is one OF the most complete shops of
smith work should certainly give Mr.. john
shop u call. Long, long ago, the poet
OF the beauties of change, and rs we are
to other scenes, we find ourselves
dcaicned by the whirand din Of the gin and
agricultural mandatory OF
MIR. J.. NJ. MATTHEW'S.
Here the unccaSing muscle of the steam en-
CINE plies It's continuous task every day. Mr..
Matthews Is one Of the few skillful gin
of the country, and his work finds n
table energy. MIR. Matthews knows of no
'0tl' season. His shop IS always jarring
with industry and work. His FIGURING n
grist mills are dcservedIy popular, and the
their appreciation Of his services In our COM
What means the olninUus roar over
yol hill? Well, every child must have seen
the spacious and busy lumber mill and yard
of
MR.. NJ. RICHARDSON.
So VIC seek n pile of lumber and tax In the
lively scene. Heavily laden wagons come
and go-some bringing immense logs for
manipulation, others departing with the
t tWang ~ make axe ' one link St that S Mr.. Richardson SaardssSS
had discovered the perpetual motion. Pres
entity Mr.. Richardson appears, and thinking
he might take us for q tramp, we fold our
blanks and steal away.
NIL. -. VI. ia IL.
Halloa, Steve! Why, bless us !herc,s Steve
Davis, and steve working, too, like a beaver.
our eyes around, We bcheld Steve
"foX and geese" with an immense
gin. Steve informed US that he was "liccl-
ing" that important farmers necessity, cot.
ton gins. Now, as we huppcn to know that
steve has graduated in that department. we
cheerfully recommend him to the cotton
lords Of our county. Our next sortic was
aimed at the marble yard Of
MIR r NJ AIH0I
was chipping away for dead life"
the beauty OF his work manship was very
apparent in the specimens scattered through
inc yard. Marshall says he has several or
lers ahead, and some of them. owing to their
will take some time to finish.
While examining II neat little testimonial in
me corner, Il small marble atom sought out
our left eyebrow. Thinking that fighting u
marble yard was not within our province, we
lccamped with one eye hory du combat, and Il
lays task none too early for the Guardian.
CENTLEMANS WHITE SHIRTS for zoe ut
u ItUSENBEfG'S.
October 10, 1877.