The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1888-01-25
MORE RAILROAD TALK.
East End Makes a Clear and Explicit
Statement---CalI for Hot PrOhibi-
. lion CamDaign...Other Matters.
NINETY-SIX, s. c., Jan. u


Editor Press and Banner:
In the last issue Of the Press and Banner you
doubtless unintcntionally mislcd your read.
crs in reference to our railroad election. !
hope you will give ME space to explain the
situation. In the first place, half OF the free
holders who are qualified voters In the town
ship must sign a petition before the county
Commissioners can or could oraer an eIeGtion;
throughout the township. SiXty-siN names
were secured and upon this petition OF sixty
six names the election was ordered. was
anything ever palmer or more comprehen,
sive? It subsequently, appears that n list Of
all the freeholders Of the township in pencil
was found in the County Commissioners Of
flee, This list, too, In alphabetical order. TO
The friends of the railroad were required by
the County Commissioners to get from the
Auditor of the county Il certified list or the
names of the freeholders of the township who
were qualified voters. This explains the list
in pencil and alphabetical order.
| The Press and Banner goes on to state that
there nrc In the township 226 freeholders.
This may all but true, but none but qualified
| voters could sign the petition. AT that time
there appeared 10 be III freeholders who were
qualified to vote, and Of course CO names Sc
cured sufficient number on which to order
an election. The women and NONRESIDENT
freehoders could not have a voice either
through petition or ballot. In the town OF
holders who cannot vote,-they nre either wo-
men or non-residents. and we are able to
show that more than one hundred freehold
ers of Ninety.SiX township cannot vote be-
cause of constitutional disqualifications.
Mr.. MAJOR L. Rice has gone to Columbia to
attend the South Carolina University. He is
one Of the best young men that ever left
Ninety six, and we predict for him bright
Miss Drudle Ellis. of Hodges, who has been
| visiting her cousin, Mrs. Matte j. jackson,
has returned home.
Mr.. J. l.. Shumate has returned from short
IN 4 ho Inv
Mr.. w. II. Frazier has gone to Augusta to
attend the Pet Stock and Bench Show. He
carried some stock with him.
The guano merchants are receiving car loads
Of first class fertilizers, and are now ready 10
sell the planter
Mr.. A. Nc Turner has been elected stew
ard In the Presbyterian church at this place
At the next meeting OF the Sons OF Temper
ance the new officers elect will be installed.
A full attendance is earnestly desired.
Miss Fannie McCord has gone on visit to
friends at Cokesbury and Hodges.
Sheriff Riser, of Newberry, was in town last
Mrs l.. r. Hill, OF Abbeville, came down on
last Saturday TO visit her parents.
dislike, Mr.. Editor. to bother you with my
long article on our railroad election, but feel
that it Is best to have 1t understood. We
want the people away from Ninety|Six to
know that there has been no rascality or
fraud practiccd.
We hope you will make the prohibition
campaign hot. Ninety-SlX township Will do
her whole duty. The citizens Of our town are
heartily tired of whiskey, and we believe will
Join any movement that will sweep IT from
our midst. EAST END.