The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-03-17
FROM FHE STOCK COUNTRY.
RARE CATTLE UPON A THOUSAND HILLS.

Farmers are Advised Not to Fun OFF
After Strange Gotls-Thr0winG Dirt
Ora the Narrow Way.-.Irreverant
Farmers PlowinG up the Guide
Pins The Professor who "Do-
natcs'' The Mode Of Collecting
Accounts ElaicE, is EVEN More Per.
sunsive than the Meek Shot Gun---
Prolific Edgefield Democrats the
Radical Dis7nay---EonOredG Guests
-.-Other Matters.
NISETY-S1x, March Is, 1885.
Mr. Marshall L. Smith has purchased nice
little farm near town from MIR. j. G. Young.
He will move to it at once. But this will not
Interfere with his mercantile arrangements.
Mr.. Crawford one Of the County Commits
sioners of LaurenS was in town last week on
business connected with the rebuilding OF the
bride at Watts Ferry.
On the 4lh of March T.. s. Addison had four
COWS to drop four half Holstein calves. They
are all fine lnillers and are for sale at reason
able prices Whatever Mr.. Addison tells you
about them, you can rely upon.
An account In the hands Of Mr.: John G..
Walker is sure to he collected. His energy
and persistence Is certain to make them Shell
out
There is man by the name of Hamiltoft
living in Edgetcd cour ty not far from Ninety
Six who was married In 1879 and has ten Iiv-
ing children, and yet the Republican party
can't understand why Edgcfeld casts 50 many
votes.
Our people are happy, Contractor Sullivan
has broken dirt on the Narrow Guage, and
Ger long the iron horse will be flying between
here and Cokesbury. "Oh, then 1t Will bejoy-
NJ ". S. Richardson has sold about fifty
mules and horses in the past four weeks, and
the demand is not yet supplied.
Prof: Lovejoy will give an entertatnment
soon. 1t will consist OF recittions, Dialogues
and such other attractions as can be gotten up
in his school. The proceeds will be donated
to repairing the school rooms and such other
things as are necessary.
School Commissioner Hodges proposes to
run an excursion train to Columbia soon. He
says he will have good police regulations, and
That the most lastidi0us cannot object to q
cheap ride to the capitol: So save your
change and he ready when the whist lie blows.
Mai. Il. w. Carwile was In town last week
visiting his sister Mrs. DR.. Blake.
Mr. Welsh of Seneca City is in our commun.
ity buying beef cattle. Headquarters at Nine
ty-SiX. He pays full prices.
Mr.. Il. G. johnson and lady who have been
s0journng In Florida for some time have re.
turned. Mr.: Johnson says the vegetable
crop is II failure but the prospects for an enor-
Mir A. w. Still and wife are boarding with
Mr. Addison Calhoun drives the f,sted horse
about town and is evidently disposed to fol-
low the example of Mr.. Still
Mr. John B. Boazman OF Newberry was In
town q few days ago on business.
Some peop:e think the recent cold snap has
injured the carly vegetables.
MIR. Thos. II. Walker who travels for F. w.
Wagener ~ Co., in Florida was III town last
week visiting friends.
Some of the farmers have p!owed up the
stakes driven by the engineer OF The Marrow
Guage Road, and it Is estimated that it Will
cost one hundred and fifty dollars to run the
survey over and replace the stakes. Now thiS
is Il piece OF wHntOnnc>S on tGeir part ana II
there is any law for ii, they should be made to
pay dearly for ii. 1t coud not possibly be OF
any profit to them, ami only adds trouble and
expense to the company.
The Hon. b. Odcil Duncan Of Newbcrry, was
in town for snort while the other day.
Not much stock is taken here III the cal! lor
a farmers convention. For our part we dont
see what they are driving at. The farmers
are in Il majority in the Legislature and 1t
does seem that if anybody is responsible for
the shortcomings charged by Mr.. Tillman ana
others it is the farmers themselves: ana we
certainly advise the farmcS "to 30 slow ana
not be led OF. There will be q plenty or time
to split the Democratic party, and any move
mellt that will array one class OF the White
people against the other will eventually cf'
feet Il split. We are not "a Moses" but this Is
Thc hard rain on last Friday stopped all
farming operations.
Mr. l.. NJ. Moore has the handsomest half
Hoistein calf in the county.
MI T.. ;. Addison sofa I'VE COWS anu carve
to Mr.. Welsh for the Charleston market. 80
much for the notice in the Press and BGnner:
Our community is Oh Il stock boom. and II
YOU want good stock OF any kind Nincty-SiX
country can furnish yon. Fat cattle, COWS
with young calves and blondcli stock OF all
kinds. Direct your letters to James Rogers,
Jr., and he will gladly give you information
in regard TO stock.
Dont forget Prof Loveioy's school enter,
tainment. 1T will be worth attending, ana
besides Won will contribute something to
worthy object.
CAPT. G. +. jackson and Mr.. +. M. Pope have
gone to Augusta OH important railroad bllsl-
neSs EAST END.