The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-10-13
SOUNDS FROM NINETY.SIX.
PREM0N1ToRY DECORATIONS OF A RAIL.
ROAD EXPLOSION.
Candy ShOps...Visited and Visiting...
Dry Weather and Dust--.StOck for
COIumbia..-ReligfO
N1NETY-SIx. S. c.. 10. 1885

NINETY-STx, s. C., IL, 1885.
There seems to be diversity Of opinion as
regards the selling cut Of the Atlantic, Green
vile and Western Railroad. From all the
Information we can gather the sale, If made,
Will not be made by the unanimous consent OF
the stockholders. We think 1t Is proper and
right that the stock holders should all be in
formed and should vote for delegates OF sound
Judgment und men who Will think for them
selves and not be controlled or influenced by
others. Every man has q right to his opinion
and should look we'll to the interest of the
Taxpayers. Our present management has
made many promises anu they cannot be eX-
pectcd to redeem them after the road has
passed into other hands. Railroad syndi-
Gales have neither heart or soul, and no good
can be expected from them. The PROPOSE ton
of Susohg 4 Co.. seems very plausible, but we
are inclined TO believe 1t Is too good. Col.
Hammett and Capt. Smythe, both deep-thlnk-
ing men, oppose the scheme. Our own opin.
ion would be to build the road ourselves, and
not become discouraged because we can't
build railroad In one year. Look at Lau'
Snt yEn 6e o
Road is now In the hands Of non-residents
and they care little for the interest of the
Laurens people. The plan of selling out at
first seemed very plausible. but the more we
think OF 1t, the more suspicious we become.
1t Is only short time until the 4th of No
vember, and we will see more about 1t.
Ouryoung friend Mr.. +. G. McCants has
taken charge of the school on Magazine
has ever grown up in our town. and IL Is a
pleasure to commend him to the good people
Of Abbeville.
Cotton continues to come with q rush, and
and brings good prices.
AS we predicted sometime ogo, more candy
shops are being. put up iE, Ninety-Six, and
candy will be cheap. We have heard of one
$4,000 confectionery to be put In operation
soon. This sounds big. but 1t Is from the lips
of former big merchant.
Mrs, Yeideman, who has been visiting heI
brother Mr.. George G. PrObst, left last Satur-
day for her nome in the City by the Sea.
Col. Rice left last Friday to attend meet
Ing Of the State canvassers at tSpartanburg on
the 9th instant.
Capt. John Frank Hodges has been drawn
OIL the jury.
inches deep. Weneed rain badly.
Davis, the wife-murderer OF Anderson has
been convicted; What ply hs did not live
on the Abbeville side. With Buss on the Ju
ry he could have escaped.
DIR. L. G. Martin has rented his home to. Mr..
A. s. Osborne, and will move to Woodruff tC
practice his profession-dentiStry:
We are glad to see Mr.. C. P. Roberts onl
again: He has been confined to his home fol
u week or ten days
1t still continues very dry and the farmers
have been unable TO sow oats. l understand
that the ryeand barley that has been sown Is
doing no good. SO far, the turnip crop Is
failure
AS soon as II rains, Col. Alex. Stewart will
sow down the whole of his Cambridge farm
in outs-two hundred and forty acres.
MIR. L. S. Addison still has IL few genuine
red oats for sale.
Rumbling sounds are heard in the ncighbor
hood of John Williamson and Frank Ellen
berg, and an occasional shock at Ninety-Six
We are ahead of GretnwOod-we have the
earthquake, and they are without IL.
Lust Saturday was II busy day in Ninety
Six. The merchants were all smiles, and sold
lots Of goods.
Bring In your cotton 1t only costs five cents
per bale 10 weigh II.
a good deal Of stock will be carried from
here 10 the state Fair.
or course every member of the Legisla ture
Is expected to push the bill introduced last
winter 10y Mr.. Park er before the lower house.
Gen. Uenphill will take care Of 1t in the Sen
ate.
Mr. Eugene Lipscomb goes to Verdery this
week as telegraph operator for the Augusta d
Knoxville Road. He is a nice young man
and we hope the Ferdery people will take
good care of him.
Mr. J. D. Moore has resumed business at hi.
old stand aud will be glad TO see his friends.
The Baptist congregation are endeavorint
to employ the Rev. Mr.. Carter for half Of hi
time. He will probably reside at Greenwood
Outsiders hope that they will aucceed.
Nlnety-SiX can bnaSt of as many candy
stores as any tp-country town.
EAST END.