The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-04-21
THE old HISTORIC FORT.
scNTnLAT1oNs FROM THE PEN OF EAST
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Good Looking Men..Ffne Stock..Ear-
Iy COrn-.The Narrow Gauge and
Colonel Mitchell..A Word to Edge.
N1NETy.SIy Anril 10. 1896.

NINETY-SIx, April 10. 1886.
! About the best looking bevy OF men we nave
seen for some time was the delegations to the
Railroad at Columbia fro from e Green
ncstness and we believe they will build their
road. We would like slice Of the pie our
selves, but i we can't get 1t we are perfectly
of the "dog In the manGer" kind
We have received several letters and enqut-
rfes about our Stock Fair, as to the time me, we
ed, but August will be the mouth and as ear
ly in the month as possible.
4 A great deal of the early planted corn has to
/ be planted over: 1t is always we'll enough 10
land TO get warm, then manure highly and
work rapidly. Guano pays better on corn
than on cotton.
Mr. Edward NJ. OSBORNE vas married on last as
auahtsr of H"g v " Kinsrd S % Of Edgeed
county. Mr.. Osborne Is exceedingly fOrtu-
nate ia winning SO nice lady and our sincere
wish is that their future may De hlesseo WIN
all the comforts and joys that o long LIE may
Capt. George Washington Calhoun, one Of
the ceverest men, and one Of the best farm
ers in Ninety-Six township, had his Irish up;i
little the other morning because they would
not locate the road just where he wanted 1t,
and we he:ieve he was eminen tly Correct:
Mr.. L. NJ. Moore received per Southern ex.
press on last Wednesday a beautiful Holsteln
heller calf from Charleston.
If we could have any influence with the
good people of Fray township, Edgeheld coull-
next Thursday and vote a tax for the road
from Ninety-Six via Durst's store and StrumS
to Edgeted Court House. This road is bound
to be built and after they vote The tax they
are then in a shape to do something, but to
wait for q guarantee that the road will DC
built Is folly. Railroads cannot be construct
1 ed without money and mo sensible company
will take hold Of q route unless It Is backed
| I>x,,, or hla hanlS IF thpV LET This
election 60 by default they Will always regret
it. II does not "tie up the township as some
people argue. The wording Of the petition
signed by the freeholders isa contract and un
| less the road Is run as set forth In said petit
tion the contract is HULL and void.
the Edgetield bar, has been visiting friends
HnetSX for the RafSt few dayS Sat ont
thirty or forty calves dropped on his place III
the last seven years, he has had only two
heifers. Bad place to raise Jerseys we wonld
Imagine.
Mai. Hale and COL Phillips were In Augusta
last week and witnessed the game ofbase bal
between the Charleston and Augusta clttbs
They report Il fine game but found trade very
dull.
We have seen n number Of reports In differ
ent apers booming Col. Mitchell and his mar
row gauge railroads. We are not at all Jeal
Gus of all this, but we dislike To see his name
connected with the Atlantic, Greenville and
n railroad somewhere down In Georgia. put M
is in no way connected with the Atlantlc
Greenville and Western Railroad Company
Gel II. p. Hanamelt of GTeenville, $. e., Is tht
president of this company, and the directors
are farmers and merchants properly dlstrlbu
ted along the line. The secretary. treasurer
and auditor reside at Ninety.SiX, >; c.
Capt ]. w. Lipscomb and P. w. Davis have
two of the best half Norman colts we hurt
seen so far this Spring.
Capt. w. Il. Branch was in town last week
on Life Insurance business and while herr
visited Eureka Lodge No. II A. F.. NJ. We ART
always glad to have him with us.
The engineered the Narrow Guage has 10
Gated the line to where it intersccts the co
lumbia and Greenvile line.
! The canvasser for the GretnUeed Tribune
was in town few days ago and succeedeu IN
taking the names ofn good many subscribers
1t Is Il bright newsy sheet anu we WISH ]
much success. Just as soon as our railroaa !:
completed we expect to start Daily G"zctt.
at Ninety Six and trust we can depend upor
Greenwood friends for their patronage, ,os
The communication Of "Nasmer' IN las
weeks issue Of the eAbberiNe Messenger IL
some respects is calculated to do our tow
council an injustice. We have known eacl
member of this honorable body for years, an
any reflection upon them as gentlemen Woul'
aot we think be thought Of. yet to class them zen
good people of Nine!y-Six know 1t full well
They represent the wealth, respectfully, ant
voters Of our town. They were nominated II
open convention Oy gOOu men anu eiecteu "
the same. and any attempt by faction WIN
had nothing to do with their election to tn
offices they hold will not be sustained Unde
oath they have promised their constituent!
to do their duty and until they fail we VII
have full faith in their dealing justly and I'M
partially with ALL
Mr.. H. r. Turner has beautiful half H"l
stein heifer calf, which he has sold to Cap,
T.. Branch at a fancy price. IL IS yer!
handsome, indeed.
The board of health Is making It's Crane
round and find The town in very good cond1
: tion. EAST END