The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1888-05-02
THE OLD STAR FORT.
Life. md Animation aS Ii was East
Week --- E-uavniiaDly Delayed tn
thiS week.
ADril 81, 12SS.

NlSFrI-STS, April lSSn
IL again our sad duty To record the drHih
of one of our best women, Mrs. John y:
Moore died nj the residence of her husband
on Thursday morning at | O'Clock, and was
buried ut tirElWnOu cemetery nj ! O'Clock III
the afternoon. She leaves y Sorrowing hus.
band and , liril" girls. Mrs Moore was one oi
The very best of women, and the bcrcarc'i
husband and little girls have the sincercst
iSympathy OF the entire community.
DR.. Joe Anderson OF hntreville. was down
recently on Il visit to lis friends.
! Col. Rice has shown us the list OF questions
used in the cxaminatlnn of teachers for the
first series OF 1883. They were prepared bv
Mr.. !. G. Cork principal of the Ninety-SiX
High School.
H. ~ Glymp has been doing some beautiful
sign painting for Mr.. y. ). osborne ana
-. lion. w. a. Moore, Of Cokcsbury, was in
town last week.
been clcrking for W. Y. Shcrard has finished
his engagement and left for home. Katy has
The mnmps are prevailing in our town.
/ Mrs. John G. Williams and Miss Florence
! Campbell, Of IaurenS were In town last week
visiting their sister Mrs. J. ID. Watson.
Don't forget to plant kafiir corn. 1t pays
well.
Mr.. Thomas D. Jackson, now of Augusta
was up TO visit his mother recently.
4 good many OF our gentlemen went down
to NeWberry to hear Sam Jones. They were
delighted and did not regret the outlay ol
time and money.
No guano to be had in Nincty-Slx we ex-
pcct It is all well enough.
! Mr.. J. u. Moore, Of Grcenrille, was in our
town for couple OF days last week.
The farmers report cotton coming up well.
We hope the cool nights will not sesiously
hurt it; :, ro,o,,o ,oDro.on,o, e+,r Fort
Lodge at the annual meeting Of Grand Lodge.
/ Mr.. James Rogers has some beautiful berk.
shire pigs advertised in Press and Banner.
Miss Minnie Griffin lovely christian young
lady and daughter OF the late william Griffin
dicd at the residence Of her mothers near old
Cambridge rerently. Our heart goes out In
sympathy for the bcrearCd mother and sis.
ters. "BleSscd are these who die in the Lord.
/ We hope the farmers will not neglect tho
corn crop. Plant every hill you can find
room for.
ard entered upon their duties. This most
excellent tick ct was brought out by the Sons
of Temperance, and truinphantly elected,
and IS composed CT our best citizens. Mr..
S. Wilson, If. J. Kinard. r. T. Beacham, War
dens. 1t is Il total abstinance party and Of
tenders against the law may we'll look out
i Ninety.SiX boasts OF some Of the best Jer-
sey cows in the State, and as for grade Jer-
scys. she can't bc beat in the United States.
! Mr.. 5. NJ. Davis invented new plan for the
construction of the telegraph line which is
destined to be of immense value TO him, he
has filed q caveat and the whole thing will be
mate public soon.
Mr. John Davis who has been complaining
is We uTe Eltl W Stube OuI uStil.
The stanton Life Is still ahead and we no.
ticc its agent here Mr.. Ii. r. Turner is doing q
| fine business.
East End would be glad that the town cOun-
Gil wOuld haul little sand on the street from
the Miller corner to The Presbyterian church.
"a little more sand Mr.. Knard.
We noticed several drunken men last Sat
urday night, where did they get their whis-
key9 It's being sold now in s OF. phials by
some one: Let us do like Greenwood and see
| if we can't get rid Of the thing.
Don't forget that the Nnety-SiX Demo-
cratic club meets next Saturday evening.
i Capt. Hall took in Sam Jones on his visit
| to Newberry last week.
The new city fathers are in earnest they
put white man in the calaboose last Satur-
day night for drinking liquor out of an OF.
vial.
Most Of our farmers are through planting
cotton.
Paul stcck says he is willing to help hoe out
the cotton patch, but thinks Mr.. Cork ought
to do his part. DR.. j., viii! of course do the
blowing.
Messrs Griffin & Son, Of Nincty-Six build
the best cotton planter and farm wagon in
the up-country. EAST END.