The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1885-06-10
EINETY-sIX NOTES.
Fine Stock-.PIeasant Entertainment
-.Car Load of Ice -. Progressive
FarmcrS...Ns Miscellaneous NeES.

NlNErY.SIX, June S, 1885,.
Mr.. W. S. Richardson has just received iron
Virginia 4 very fine Poland China sow. SIN
Is 4 fine animal indeed. Mr.. Richardson ha
been breeding Poland China's for severa
years, and has concluded that they suit The
climate and the surroundings or the Southern
farmer better than n other hog.
pulcio seems to reflect on us for talking
about our fine horses, fine cattle, fine hogs ant
tinc sheep. Well 1t is Il fact that we have al
these things, but We believe other people have
them too, we are not selfish neigIbOr, We
hope you have better stock than we nave, buI
as there seems to be some doubt on your
mind, kind friend, we hope you will "c'rcum
umbulute' Il little, and feast your eyes.
Mrs. l.. NJ. Fouclic who has been visiting
her parents ut Williamson has returned.
Some of our farmers have harvested thcil
oats, which they report very indifferent
Oats will be dear this Year.
The Rev. W. &. Neville our delegate to the
General Assembly, which met In Texas has
returned; Ills trip has very much improved
his health.
Mrs. 4. q. Hart of Grccnvllle is visiting her
uncle DR.. J. J. Eozeman.
Those of our friends who desire to contrib
Th0rnwell Orphanage, can leave their dona.
tons with Mr.. Thomas {. Stuart, who will
kindly forward them
Sixty cents is the regular price for hoe
hands, and they are scarce at that.
Capt. J. II. Brooks has filed his bond with
the Collector. and will enter upon his duties
of Drpul Collector ut once. No better man
holds a Federal office In South Carolina.
Mai. II. \. Griffin shipped Il beautiful pair
Of Essex pigs to Col. ]. f.. Hagood OF Easlcy's
Station last week.
We arr informed that the wheat crop is
much better than 1t was thought to be some
weeks as".
dercd a car load of ice, which thy are pre-
parcd 10 store. This will be n great cOnvcn.
fence 10 our people. The useof Ice is growing
and whenever II can be sold ut REASONABLE
figures IL will increase.
Mr.. ]. I. Miller and Captain r. +. McCas-
Ian are in the senior class and will graduate
this season in the science OF agriculture.
They arc successful cotton p'anteis. and au-
,hoiity upon the finer CRUISES indigenous to
the soil around Nincty-SiX.
Mr.. X. Lindsay Pratt Is the proud owncr Of a
fine Holcstein Heller. This breed OF cattle Is
very much admired hy many OF our farmers;
and n lively competition between them and
the other breeds Is looked for.
Mr.. still says one of his near ncighbors,
who Is very fond Of music has been practicinE
on the vloline for the past six months. Ana
II his future success Is to he measured by the
past, he thinks by the end OF the year he VIII
have learned to play days OF absence" but
there Is nothing like perseverance. $500
Mr.. Thomas Duckctt lett on last Thursday
for an extended trip through the West.
Mr.. Lore the carriage painter has turned
some beautiful work, and II you want
your Old rusty carriages and buggieS to look
US we'll as new ones, call On lllu ul y. l. liz
tens shops, he will do you II good job.
Mr.. and Mrs. lame 5. Crews have moved
over to Mr.. DcLoache'S to board. .
Master Hiram Johnson Is one of the politeSt
clerks In town ana little Mi>s-says he IS
one OF tic hundSOincst. All right Hiram
is one of our cheapest commodi-
ties, and pays the largest dividend TO the
mount of capital invested.
Some Of our Observation-Disclosures would ike
To sell futures In grass seed.
Miss Nellie Byrd canras>inS for the Sunny
South paid onr wv Il visit last week.
The children of the Baptist S;ib5nth School
gave an entertainment on last Friday even.
ing. 1t was q financial success as well as an
ENJOYABLE occasion. The proceeds will be used
To purchase books for tue Sabbath School IL
Mr. George s. O. "C,w Grove has discon-
tiuued his trips to NcwOcrry county. The
girl is married. Pick YOU flint George and
iry 1t again. "rhcre is rs good fish IN the Sea
as were ever taught OUT OF it,
The Rev. Mr.. Galphin preached two very
interesting sermons in the Baptist church OH
Sabbath morning II night.
DR.. G.. +. f.. Wenck Is attending Court, n
in the Ferguson case.
If Mr.. George Anderson will consult capt.
McCa>lan he will lind Il remedy for chicken
eating hogs. -,
Mrs. 1hVmas J. Pinson who has been i'll
pneumonia Is 1t corerinS.
More clover hay will be harvested In the
of Ninety-SiX this year than ever
Capt. John Frank Hodges who has been
pending some time in Florida has returned
improved in health.