The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1888-10-03

rangerncnt failing to supply TO the boile tho
necessary amount of water 10 run inc ma
chncry. Along in the afternoon things were
set to rights and the gin went to work as US
ual.
| CAPT S. w. COCHRAN exhibited last week
| q copy CT the hand bill announcing
the sale Of the estate OF one Rapley-owner ol
Rapley'S Shoals-which took place IN ioZ'
The printing was done in the Chronicle office
Augusta.
THE "boys" around town have figured out
| the election tables, giving to each candidate
| the number of votes which they estimate ior
MIN at the different boxes. These tables are
interesting, even If not exactly correct.
Mrs. GEORGE RAMpAY, near Greenwood,
died last saturday night, after Il lingering Ill
ness. She was buried from the Methodist
church at Greenwood at four o'clock, Sunday
evening.
her gates. Real estate is booming, and ev-
erybody is happy. The dream OF life time
is about to be realized. Hope will now end in
fruition.
Miss JESSIE WARDLAw, of Mississippi,
came from GrecnvillC last Saturday ON visit
to her cousin, Miss Josie Wardlaw, who will
go home with her to Mississippi at the end OF
her visit.
WHEN the "cropper" is selling his cotton
and filling his pockets with silver dollars 1t
would be q good time to suggest to him the
advisability Of subscribing for a newspaper.
MRs. E. NOBLE and the charming Miss
lizzie Bratton, whoyhave been spending some
time with relative in Abbeville, returned to
their home in White Oak on Monday.
Two small children of Mr.. John Madden
of Dead Fall, died last week-one was buried
at Tranquil church on Friday, and the other
was buried at the same place on Sunday.
THE crops are not half as badly injured as
was first supposed. If the three-bale farmers
can hire hands to pick their cotton the coun-
try will be safe for another winter.
Nv lrIx- -i,or
ing last week with one Of the fastest and pret,
tiest double teams hereabout He had good
company in the buggy with him.
LET every family have barley patch for
the milk COW. 1t would be we'll to have bar
ley patch for horses and mules.
Mrs. SCOTT, wife of the superintendent Of
the work on the Presbyterian church, came to
town last week to see her husband. They are
stopping at the New Hotel.
THE bridge at Martins mill is all right.
The MesSrs. Gillian have pushed the work,
and now it is thought that q substantial struc-
ture is there to stay.
Mrs. BELL went to see her mother at Due
day and brought her home. He says he Is
lonely without her.
DON'T idle away your time in town, and
then say you didn't have time to provide
barley patch for the faithful horse and the
much abused mule.
IT will be only a few weeks until the meet
ing Of the South Carolina Conference. People
and preachers look forward to that meeting
with great Interest.
JUDGE CoTHRAN is ut home. He came on
Saturday: He wears his Congressional hon
ors gracefully. The air of Washington seems
10 agree with him.
MIR. ]. f. TODD, of Due West, was in town
last Saturday. He reports business good in
ginning and milling. Success to so 'enterpris-
Ing citizen.
e' i days last weeks with friends-on his
way to Pelzer, where he will spend the Win
ter,
TR.ADE and business at Abbeville is now
quite active. Cotton Is king yet, and will al
ways be so-as far as this country is concerned
THE trainsw ent through to Columbia last
Friday. The bridge at Ninety-Six creek has
0een rebuilt, and the road is all right now.,
HAVE you planted a turnip patch? If not,
why not? II you have been "busy," as all
lazy or idle men are, what have you done9
w. p. CALHOUN, ESQ.,, has been spoken Of
as q possible candidate for Senator, in case
there should be vacancy for that position.
NAL. ZEIGLER's family attach no blame to
Capt Williams i'll any way whatever. They
regard him with the greatest kindness.
Mr.. ]. G. MILLER can now be found in the
store of MessrS. p. Rosenberg e. Co. where he
will give his friends the best bargains.
FENCE in your waste lands. Put cattle on
o St,0
don't have to be walked OF morning.
THE County Commissioners now estimate
that it will take from $1,000 to $1,000 TO repair
the damage to bridges by the freshet
Miss IzzIE BRATroN, who has been spend
ing the summer in Abbeville, will soon return
to her home In Fairfield.
MISS EUGENA FROST and Miss Shaddie
Rhett, of Charleston. will take their departure
from Abbevillc this week.
Mr.. MACK BROOKS has been sick of fever
for q long time. He is so far recovered as to
be on the streets again.
MISS SALLIE MARSHALL after several
weeks visit to friends in Bordeaux returned
home on Monday.
MIR. THOMAS MILLER was in town one day
last week. He is a typographer, who is rusti-
eating at present.
MoRToN'S bridge, across Long Cane, will
be repaired in time for jurors and witnesses
to come to Court.
MEssRs. TItos. P. CoTHRAN and j. Bayne
McDill attended Presbytery at Mt. Carmel
last Sunday.
BISHOP HOWE will visit Trinity parish
next Sunday, October Ith. The usual services
will be held.
MIR. MCMILLAN ginned and packed thirty
seven bales of cotton last Friday. He runs
three gins.
Miss RUTH ALLEN went home last Thurs
day, after spending awhile with friends in
MAI. THOMAS BEGGs is camping in the
woods near Birmingham. He is hiding from
the fever.
REV. g. w. DAVIS will preach at Verdery
next Saturday evening at seven and a half
o'clock.
Mr.. w. D. LoMAX of New York spent sew
eral days Of last week with friends in Able
vile.
Mr.. HUGH WILSON, SENIOR, was in town
last Friday, on his way to Mr.. James Evans's
mill.
Mr.. l.. L. ABBERcRoMBIE, of Sparta, Ca,
can now be found in the store of Mr. VIM. E.
Bell.
Mr.. BROWN, of Anderson, cotton buyer, Is
in town TO raise the price of cotton still high
er.
Mrs. MARSHALL and family speak Of going
next year to their farm near Calhoun's Mills.
\ PHOTOGRAPHERS is pitching his tent on
the vacant lot in the rear of the New Hotel.
THE Cantata Club meets regularly at Mrs.
Lawson's on Monday and Friday evenings.
IF all flesh is grass ought we not to utilize
more grass and turn more of 1t into flesh?
ONE Of the ginncrs ginned and packed one
hundred and thirty-tivc bales last week.
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