The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-12-08
news PROM THE Old STAR.
NINETY-siX STILL EXCITED OVER TEE
MYSTERIOUS SOUNDS THAT
GREET THE EkR.

One Of tie Best Editors in the STATE
Helps Il Happy Couple to Eat We'd
ding Cake The Way PrOfesSO.
Boozer Captured the Medical Pro
fcssion--.The A.. &. ts w. Railway
..- Partridges Tii:d the Ncares
Way 10 the Iseart-.-NanJ Matter.
of Much Interest.
| NISETY-SIx, s. c., Dec. I, 1856.
The earthquake sounds in the nelghhorhoo6
| Of our town continue to he heard almost ual
! w. and some of the more tnid are inclined Il
think that something fenrful VIII be the re
suit. Some times VIC hear loud reports simi
! lar to the report of Il cannon, and no one cal
| tell from what direction the sound comes. W,
hear it and that is oil there is of it. The sount
seems to come from the bowels OF the earth
We can't eNplatn-no one can explain. IL j.
an undenahIe fact and comes at such rrsula
intervals that we are inclined to think tha
! there is something wrong somewhere. Thi:
| is all we know about 1t.
| The KEY. 4. NJ. l}ai ily preached at the Lap
! tlst church in this place on last sabbath.
! That wedding Is over. On the I'd instant q
! the residence Of the brides father, MIR. join
GauldCn, Miss Ida GauldCn to MI >. NJ. Da
Wis. The marriage took place at II III. and af
Ter an elegant dinner the happy couple left or
the 2.3d train Tor Augusta and Savannah
They will return ria Charleston.
"May their joys be as Numerous
AS the sands of the ocean,
Their sorrows as light as the ioan.'
Master Ell Rogers and the sexton were Tho
only attendants at the PrcSby terinn Sunday
scii0Dl on last Sunday.
MIR. Bailey and wifi. of Grecnvillc, were II
Ninety-SiX last week attending Miss Gaul
den'S wedding. Ms. Bailey Is sister of tho
bride Mr. Bailey is editor and proprietor o
TIE Enterprise and LQouNtlinecr, one of the bcs
Papers in the Stale.
The entertainment given by the ladies of Si
ioam church on last Friday night was quite II
success Just what we expected when We
heard the names of the ladies who were
"churge de affairs"
We hear Prot. BooZcr captured the Doctors
at Greenwood last week. and turned their
meeting into an agricultural and railroad
meeting The Professor Is ready, fluent
speaker, and we have no idea but what these
Doctors thought he knew about as much
about the Matcria Mcdica rs they did. We
are sorry we were not a Doctor just for that
occasion. Our Doctors, Blake and BnZrEhn,
came home perfectly delighted with the treat
mcnt they received 1T the hands oi the good
people Of Greenwood.
Mr. William Rurnett, an entcrprSing and
prosperous merchant of Edgciield G. H.. was
up last week attending Miss Ida Guulden
Mr. and Mrs. T. A. Aston left last week for
their home in charleston. They have been
iSi;!ug DR.. and Mrs. Sanders, parents ol Mis-.
Aston.
Mrs. W. Il. Silulnalc, Ol uTtclNii'ei Is 'lSit'
ing Mr.. and Mrs. J. l.. Shunate.
Next "Wednesday the Directors and stock.
holders of the Atlantic, GrccnviIlr and West
crn Railway Company Will meet al ihiS place
We trust some safe proposition Will be sub
mittcd and accepted that WEI Insure thC
speedy completion OF the road.
Mr.. r. l.. Pratt has taken the position o.
salesman with Mr.. j. T. Shumatc, where he
will be glad to zee lis friends.
Mr.. j. II. Rice, superintendent Of fduc;',,
ti0n, came up from Columbia last Friday, ana
will return on Tuesday. lie says lac will have
Il great deal to do, and we know 1t wlli be done
Sir. ar, Mrs. Oscar Turner Of Greenwood.
were visiting Mr.. Turner's brothers at this
PLACE last week. They were SNOW bound and
remained over till this week.
Farmer Smiths early corn VIII DC ShoWea
We told you las! week to take in your tur-
MIS- and if you have not done il, 1t Is 10 fault
The EAST Endcrs'' thank MIS-. George NJ.
Anderson for 4 nice mess Of partri'lgcs, ana
the Iilllc "EaSt EHd>" will be taught To love
AMI honor this good lady ill the days oi their
Mrs. II. r. Turner, who has been visiting
friends Il; Clinton, has returned.
Mr. l.. y. Dcvorr says he wishes they would
have Il hot supper at SLOAN every Friday
night, $50 long aS certain young l"dY assist
eli in tho arrangement. 80
Mr.. W. :. Rogers has accepted the position
Oi agent and o;.r:a;or at Lcwlcd3ic, Il depot
on the Charlotte, Columbia AID Augusta liali'
read.
".rhc snow. the snow, the beautiful snow,
must have been clean dry snow, not Ike lhe
dirty Slerty SNOW that was tracked IN on The
pnrIOr carpet last Sunday. If 80, am sure
ihc poet would have never been inspired IL
write so guSiiin%ly.
Mr. Doc King. OF Elgeiicld. sayr there Is on
Iy difference of Al nickel, and the man who
don't work gets the nickel.
The Rev. and Airs. PiobSt nave gone 10
Charleston TO visit f:irndS
The many friends of CAPT. and Mrs. J. ).
Lip>conb regret To hear Uf the death ni tn,
lrtrr, which occurred in Columbia ON the I'd
Instant.
As yet our LEGISLATORS are keeping very
quiet. We suppose they are mus terihg thrlr
force with the view Uf taking The IorI by
storm.
The country has lost 4 great and good man
in the death Of Ex-Govc,'ilur Perry.
Senator Edwards stuck the kcT-n0te me
other day whun he said he "iCit nSllitncd tC
vote for SD small Il remuneration To tol
Mics for extra services in the revenue bond
scrip cases. 1t ought to have bcen So,o0J IN
stead Of - ,GCD.
All honnr should he accorded Licutcnant
Governor Mauihin for his first vote i'll tht
SOata Carolina Senate
Miss lI,lcn smith, of ChappClrS Depot, is
visiting Misses Lutte ana Archie EoZrinaa.
Mr. Sick johnson. who works in Il leit GrHnl
Office in Culu.nbi;i, is ut home ON Il fur:ou:h
Nick is one Of the best operators in Tic coun
try.
Mr. JrI Moore was out Monday morning In
Il cutter with Il fine pair Of bays;