The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-05-26
FRoM THE STOCK COUNTRY.
N.ncfy-Six News as Reported by Our
4Yidc.Awa!zc Correspondents.
Nt%Ery-S1X. &. C., May q, Is

Nt%ETY-S1X. &. C., May q. 1856.
Mr.. H. !. Itin;.rt is great fshernlah. NiS
mill pond. Result IL twcnty-dollar SUIT
ruined, and he mOurns the loss Of II two dol
lar and sevanty-fivc cents hat.
Mr. J, u. Watson Was elected lntendant or
our town Oh the l7th. Vice Il. l." fratt fc-
signed
At Il meeting Of the Directors Of tho Narrow
Gauge Railroad in Grcenville on the 1'tli tue
contracts for the entire line OF the road from
Nincty.SiX to Augusta WAS let ont. McSSrS
Stuart, Boyd l. Co. got the contract from this
place to Johnson. and sullivan d 90. from
johnson to Augusta. suppose ny lnlS t''ne
President Mitchell of Narrow Ga''gr himc mas
had heard something" is a reality. At their
last meeting tho Directors Of our road refused
10 make any combination with Mitchell whhl-
ever They are able to build their road with
ont his assistance, and unless some grCat Au-
ynnlages could le gained, it. would seem folly
to have anything to do with any other line
Our objective point South is Augusta ana our
road when completed brings us nearer I" tli;lt
city than ;ll,y other town. on the Columbia
and Grecnville road. The distance via john
son is Just - miles.
y few days: ago VIC paid It visit to tlie model
farm of Mr.. Z. :. Addison. The trife saying
of ~ place for every thing and Il thing ior tv-
pry place is carried out to the letter. His
horse stables, COW stables, calf stables, no"
lots, machine repository, gear room, Ieeu
room, and in fact every building Is separate
and distinct lfOill lIt cpilCl, t.tlhHrIN
with an eye to economy and convcnience
On this farm may be seen some hcautllul J"r-
Sry and Iioltein cattle, Bcrkshirr and ESSEX
hogs. Mamb .ino and Norman colts, splendid
coach horses and fine work mules. HIS HOOKS
of broad tail Ell and mrrinO sheep cannot be
cNrcl;el. If we remember Alright we counted
til, cr sulIy rlowS, one Acme, one Thomas;
and one Disc harrow, one ana two.horsc mar
rows of rhc o rtnary make, y Buckeye reap,
or and self bi 1der md moving machine all
in perfect ord,T. His flrll, which Is IL very
large one. is divided OFF into convenient sized
fields, his pastures we'll fenced and diiched,
in fIct every thing around bore marks OF
of great indus ry and perseverance,. and with
a well balanced mind to guide these desirable
traits he j. sure OF success.
The election in COOpr" township resulted IN
= triumph for sub. cription by Il majority OF
ninety-slx. Livery thing Is clear now along
the line. .,,
and Western Railway Company. DE- ChllcS
has been IL valuable mrnhcr and II Is regret
ted that he found it necessary To- Withdraw
from the Company.
from last weeks rain. Regular land slides
may he seen in some Of the cotton fields:
lotion corn ruined, but there is yet plenty
Of time to plant them over.
We stated last w Aek that the children OF
the Methodist church who took part in tire
Entertainment on the 18Th instant "ShOwed
much care and trimming, and tl4t thrlr pa.
rents were entitled TO the credit. Not SO,
however the honor Is entirely due to Miss
Louisa Lipscomb; ;Hrhose unLirlng efforts made
ih, occasion II gr1td success. and we holc the
inir young l,dy will accept this as our apoio-
nv. We we're lnisintormrl, ~ at least labor
GI uuGrr Il WRONG impression. We thought
some cunlmrn; was necessary, and II L. n
Measure 10 correct the mistake and give the
"hnnor to whom the honor is due"
Tic Nincty-;iX hcigrrcmts have made
| Il nj YniU
Mr., II. Il. Tur Tor has sold to Capt. w. I.
Branch ~ half T. olStrin calf ut II fancy price.
,rhc result of the railroad election in Coop
or township ON last Saturday was quite ~ sur
prise to the ornaments of the lax. The col
orrd vote was about equally divided ana each
unrty felt sure of sTccrsS and worked hard.
With the exception of few harsh words cv-
rrythiug passed Off well. OF course, IN Il
heated contest like this 4 great many things
arc said and done that are soon forgotten.
This WAS the last election to he held on the
| line from Augusta: TO Grcenvillc ana the
friends of the road looked anxious after IT,,
urd the fact tha. every township has voted
the tax by handsome majority ought 10 sat
iSrv the opposition that they are wrong anu
that our people mean TO get ont or Inc ohl
ruts, and that all, equally, shall bear the bur-
dcns OF expense.
The next road now on the taps is the FL
herton, AobeVillc. Grccnwond and Chester
| Railroad. We hope the friends OF that road
will push it and they have our best wishes
for its success. This is Il very imnortant road
and we know OF no road which will pay bet
/ + rwhcn completed. so now let It's friends
| push. -
preached at C"orcr'S in Efgctleld county on
| last Saturday by tn" Intrndant &. W. kinard.
| Pail bearers, ID. III. Thompiins; Pick kinard
! W, II. Heard. Oscar Hamilton, John Horn
| and Len Hastings. 1nnnmcrnf'lc friends
mourn the loss. There is little hope for the
. departed beyond. It's rcci less defiant course
l;erc below will not be winkcd at III the "up.
D,,r courts.
,,inrty-s;ix has Il daily passenger and
freight train from Grrenvilr: nothing from
below We begin to experience the position
of y, Ope without railroad facilities.
ali The bridges on Wilson'S creek from
Coro:aca down to the Saludn have been
swept away EASl END.