The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-03-24
EAST END ECHOES.
The Niuety-Six Stock Fair $50 Fine
HOrse-.SchOol Entertainment--'Fhe G
Narrow Gauge and Other Topics.


conferred by the University of Maryland nr
on our irielid Mr.. ]. A. Anderson, son of DI
| W. l.. Anderson. of Nincty-SiN township
Joe Is bright young man aud we wish hin
Maj. Griffin ahead on fat cattle. He sent t
| the Augusta market last week five stall 1et
beeves that were hard to beat; some OF then
weighing from nine to twelve hundred
pounds.
Some m!screant shot into the honse O
Green Gregory, Tho porter of the hotel. on
nisht not long since, one hall lodg ing in hi
bed and the other in the wall near by.
The spring oats are looking fine, and tn
prospect for a full crop is tiatterhg. OF cnrlrs
the acreage Is not so large as the fall sowing
Mr.. John Pruitt, one OF Bradley's most pros
porous citizens, has been lately visiting on
Place near by.
Miss Langford, of Prosperity who has beer
visiting Mrs a. S. Osburne. has returned
home much to the regret CT her friends.
EX-Legislator kinard and two of his dauSh
ters were in Augusta last week. Mr.. kinart
says everything is dull in the city.
Our town is Tree OF loafcrS. We believe eV
cry man in it has some visible means of sup
port This. we think, speaks we'll for a tow
of six or seven hundred inhabitants.
Mr. George a. WagcEer, of Charleston
passed up the railroad a few days ago. Ill
has many friends in the up-country who arr
The "tioating" or day laborers Of our towr
have all left for higher wages on the Marrow
Gauge.
Your correspondent "Y. IT, from Green
week hich is calculated to carry a false i'm
preston. He said that Mr.. G, Mike kinarc
from below Nincty-SiX sold &c bales Of cottor
in Greenwood at eight cents per pound. We
don't doubt his selling the cotton, but Mr.. ki
nprd does not live below Ninety-SiX nor II
that direction from cenwood, but on dry
ridge road nearer TO the town Of Greenwood
than to Ninety-SX.
Messrs W. Fl. Frazier, G. T. Jackson and z
S. Hale have purchased from Mr. Steifer from
near Bradley. the magnificent black stallion
Granger This horse is splcndidy bred com
bining the best blood of the land-thnt o
Congarec on dams side and Mambrino on
sire'S side. These gentlemen paid long
horses in the State he is cheap at any price
They deserve the "well done" from every lSy
er of good horses In our community.
Mr.. C. w. kinard, eX-LcgiSlator from Edge
field re Gently sold Il bound dog at ten dol
lars. This is better than farming when cot
ton is only eight cents per pound.
There will be an election for lntcndant AND
four Wardcns for our town on the nrst MON
day in April. A farmers caucus is in order.
Mr.W. H. Frazier has just received from
kin ducks, and frcln Ohio q pair OF Maltese
cats. We would now suggest now that nj
buy some white rats for the Maltas to prac
tce on.
MrJ. G. Griffin and his son, Julian, have
been on a short visit TO friends at Mccormick
At the last communication of Eureka
Lodge No. AZ ~. +. NJ, Worslipful Master u
F. f. Wenck presented to his subordinate
tion speeches were clothed in beautiful
Language and exhibited the great love anu en-
thusian which Dr.. Wenck has for the Order
NJ asonry has taken new lease at Ninety
SiX and with our present Master at the head
of the craft we shall yet be proud Of old Eu
reka.
The Revs. Meadors and Carter filled theil
respective pulpits on sabbath morning ant
evening.
Our town is clear Of surplus LABOR. Every
body gone to work on the Narrow Gauge, ant
yet our Greenwood friends don't believe W.
are going to have Il rail load. Yes, not only
railroad, but "the Court House"
NIesSrs r. l.. Pruitt and j. D. More arr train
ing two trotting colts that from present, pros
poets are destined to rival MAUD $ ana
''Jay Eye See
Prof. Lovcjoy's ente tertsinmento on nextFrida!
night will TIC an enjoyable occasion. Every
body should turn out. We are authorized &c
extend an invitation to the editor OF IN
Prexy and Buuper and hope he Will com
down.
We have received several letters and beer
asked many questions about our ntXt stoci
a. air, as to "wheIlcr we intende to let IT fMl
through or not" Nothing of the kind. W.
are going to have Fair, and we hope every
body in reach will get ready for 1t. We hope
our lady f,iands will especially exert them
selves "Dulcio" pays us an undeserved com
pliment yet we thank her all the same. ant
trust that we can depend on her for her sup
port aS we know OF no one whose influence
aud assistance will be of greater help .Th'
Coronaca country is full Of pretty women ant
fine stock, and nothing contributes more t
the success of Il country than these things.
Our merchants nre selling stac ks of goods
and more for cush than ever before. rhi
shows that our country is improving, and W.
advise Tillmnn & Co. to let we'll enough alone
Let our people alone; they have plenty o
work TO do at this season of the year. and M
time to create strife and create new polltica
parties. The outs are dissatisfied 1t is true
but they must carry their grievances over TIL
q more "cunvenicut season."
The Rev. w. G. Neville passed up to Cokes
bury last week, and his friends We're delight
ed to see him. EASI END.