The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-01-27
Dots i'm and About Ninety.Sfx.

The Ninety-six people, true to their ideas o.
push and enterprise, have put Mt their own
expense Il tirst.class ferry boat ut Watts Fer
ry In place of the Free Bridge that was re
"RailUnd Racket Under this head we
noticed the proceedngsOf big railroad meet
ing at Greenwood on the 18TH. We have u
from an eye witness that three Greenwood
and two Phoenix men attended this meeting
| Not even the citizens of the town turned out
SO weak wns their faith In this mystical ell
terprisc. They couldn't ring the boys up with
Trial Justice John r. Moore was in town
last week. The Nnety-SiX people think q
great deal of the Judge. and regret that he
takes issue with us OIL the railroad.
Mr.. j. \. Milling, one of the best men In
the New Market section, calls on us occusion
ully. He Is u vigorous enemy of the tax de-
| liQuent.
Some of our anti.railroad friends attended
meeting at New Market, on last Tuesday
The object Of which, we believe, was to hoist
an opposition flag to our railroad. In the
classic language Of our friend Hale, we say
! Several arrests were made of parties Sus'
pected of robbing Messrs. Galphin & John.
sons store. There beng no evidence against
them they were released.
Mr.. J. A. Stuart, son of the lamcnted Dr.
John A. Stuart, has moved to Greenvillc.
The priority lien law has knocked the bot.
tom out OF things here. The merchants and
farmers are waiting for something to turn up.
we SAW on yeSLeFuttS uUOuG FouHua
of the prettest butter we have seen for q long
time. 1t was q weekly shipment from Fleet
wood Stock Farn'to Columbia.
| Col. f. b. Gary. and Mr.. w. J: Moore, two
prominent members of the Abbeville Bar
were in town last week on legal business.
| The new drug store OF Messrs. Wenck &
Osborne is about completed. and Is an orna-
ment TO the street on which 1t Is located,
| DR.. Davis, the missionary to China. deliver
ed two lectures here last week. They were
very interesting and instructive, and we ad.
wise every one who can avail themselves OF
the opportunity to.go and hear him.
| Mr.. Marshall Smith, who has been living at
Mayersville, Mississippi. for number Q!
years, has returned to "old South Carolina. "
He has rented Mr.. L. NJ. Touches cottage and
gone to housekeeping.
ter. One of them refuses to sell butter t, q
townsman who voted for the tax. He prefers
to grease his cows ears, horns and tail with
it,.
payer in n former communication was so
| printed as to confuse some of the boys. What
we intended to say was that one planter on
the Saluda side paid more tax than twenty
white taxpayers who voted against subscrip'
ton We had no reference to some OF the
wealthy gentlemen who were offended.
| Carloads of corn, flour and bacon continue
! to arrive. Now is the time to buy while ev'
Mr. W. i. Merriwether will erect a market
house In town.
The Masonic fraternity has rented new
lodge room and moved In.
| Prof. and Mrs. I.Ovejoy are now boarding
with Mrs. Quarles.
Miss Carrie Turner. Of Greenwood section,
is visiting her brothers Messrs. Fl. II. and a
McTurner.
| to see him on his last visit TO our city.
| Mr.. Nick M. Johnson. who has been living
Mt Mccormick for some time, has returned for
u short stay. He Is IL model young man.
md fnrn it,C<l frfNvn
The many friends of Messrs Cunningham &
/ Templeton were sorry to hear of their mis-
| fortune.
Mr.. +. S. Addison has purchased eight OF
ten acres adjoining the old Fort property anC
will puta nice fence around IT ana otherwise
| beautify 1t.
Mr.. Samuel 4. Crawford, who was raised
! from dead level to living perpendicular
in the Eureka Lodge, was in attendance n
the last communication OF this Lodge: Mr.
Crawford lives down In the glades OF Edge
| field, and don't venture out more than once
| or twice Il year.
MIR. J. L. Shumate has some fine Essex hogs
which he is selling at reasonable prices.
! Mr.. $. NJ. Duvis has one of the hnnisomes,
Jersey calves in the county.
The Free Bridge at Watt 8 Ferry is washed
away, and 1t c.iuses great deal OF inconVen
ience to the people. We hope the County
commissioners will look after it at once.
Mes>rs l.. NJ. Moore, +. NJ. Pope and n
Mc'rurncr attended the C0kesbury election
.
way they were treated. We always had u ten
der place in our hearts for the people of CokeS
bury, especially SO since the grand victory on
| the 18th.
1t is reported that Ninety:Six township will
run II candidate for The Legislature at the
| next election. Well we think IT. is about our
turn, provided Greenwood is willing
Mr.. BOoZcr, OF Newberry county, has pur'
chased Il nice farm on the north side OF town
and moved in. We welcome Mr.. BoOzer, as
we do all good men who come in our midst.
Cooper No 10" This Is the non de plume
over which some elegant writer sails in the
Inst issue of the Edgettctd Adre,tiser. 1t Is an
ingeniuS document. Now, we don't profess TO
BE- Il prophet, but we guess 1t was written by
an Abbevillc man. Possibly 1t Is ftttened by
an Edgefield man. Well, If SO, the child Is In
bad fix. Its real father disowns 1t, and its
adopted father, although lie may be a very
clever man. has certainly displayed bad taste
The Rev. Mr.. Smart, presiding elder OF the
Cokesbury District, was In attendance upon
the quarterly conference at this place on last
Saturday and Sunday. He preached some
very fine sermons.
! Mr.. Mays. OF Kentucky. Is here with fine
drove of Kentucky mules, and Is selling them
at low prices.
The Rev. Mr.. Craig, Of the Enoree Presby
terry, preached in the PRESBYTERIAN church vi
this place last Sabbath.
| Hurrah for the Greenwood, Phoenix and
Edgeflcld railroad saw this road built.