The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-10-06
THE OLD STAR STILL TWINKLEs.
pectS... Her Candidate md His
Journey--Many other Matters.
NISEyY-StS Oct. 5, 1SS'

NINErY-StX. Oct. 5, 1885,
Mr.. +. NJ. Popc'S little son Raymond mel
with serious accident last week by falling
Mcssrs. Quattlcbum Turner shipped nice
lot OF beef cattle to Charleston last Friday.
The Rev. Mr. Carter preached two sermons
| in the Baptist church last Sunday, and tho
Rev. Mr.. Meadows delivered an interesting
lecture to the children In the Methodist
church. The Prcsbytcrians still without a
/ preacher.
Goods continue to flow into Ninrty.Siy. and
| the trade has improved wonderfully.
Capt. r. +. McCaslan attended Presbytery at
Seneca las week.
We came near having frost on Monday
| morning. In fact some persons are satisfied
they saw the Old gentleman.
MeSSrS. +. s. and Joseph Addison, of Edge
| field attended church In Ninely-SiN last Sun
Thursday, Friday and Saturday were field
days in the cotton trade. The public wcighel
was kept busy, and the article brought good
prices.
Hay is more plentiful and cheaper than il
has ever been before, and The Ninety-SiXians
arc taking advantage Of it.
Mr.. Mae Glymph has holiday. His boss has
closed for several days, on account Of tho
Jewish holiday.
The difficulty between the two Narrow
Guage Roads leading ont Of Augusta has
been amicably settled, just as 1t should nave
been. IT seems there was not mnch cause
for the trouble. Both roads are satisfied and
| everything is moving along swimmingly.
The fact that contractor sullivan has filed q
lien on our new railroad for work done. ON
| the line, should not alarm Its friends. This is
usual, ms very few railroads are built nova
| days independent of contractor liens.
| Mr.. Henry Hill has sold his residence on
South Cambridge Street to Mr.. NJ. a. De
Loach.
The Town Council is busy at work grading
| the Streets
Col Rice started on Monday to join the
state canvasscrs. We think this Is altogether
unnecessary and is putting these gentlemen
| to useless trouble and expense.
| Our town has now four cotton buyers, he.
sides the merchants and guano mon, and the
rivalry insurcs the farmer full figures for his
cotton.
Mir. Geo. c. Probst has rented Mrs. Jones
residence and gone to housekeeping.
| Mr.. Martin, dentist, will spend one week In
Greenwood out of each month, and the good
people can rely on his work.
Mr.. y. Nc. Turner wishes to buy farm near
Ninety-SiN. Persons having land to sell take
notice. VIII pay cash or exchange city prop
| Mr.. Stony. OF Berkeley, has purchased n nice
half IloSten calf raised by Mr.. j. Nc. Ill
nhrd.
Mr. James Rogers has sold a fine Jersey bull
calf to parties in Sparanburg county. Hchas
one more To sell.
Master Bernard Pope who has been quite Ill
| is out again. Our town Is now frccr from sick.
ness of any kind than i, has been for years
Thanks To the Town Council.
DIR. I.imbccker spent several days in Char.
lesion last week. He confirms the newspaper
reports. and says IT. will take n long time for
the city to regain what it lost by the Garth.
quake.
| Mr.. J. B. Jones, the President oc the Morris.
! towu Bank, of Tennessee, was in Nincty-Siv
last week. He expressed himself as being
much pleased with Our county, but says too
lnuch cotton will not do.
| We hear that our friend $. p. B. of Green
wood is i'll, and hope that he may soon be at
himself again. Greenwood can not afford to
do without him. His pluck, energy and far.
SgltednpSs has been worth much to the town.
Mrssrs Zen Kinard, Perrin Anderson. and
James BOZCman left for the University last
Monday. These are bright young men and
we will expect good report from thcm next
June. EAST END.