The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1888-02-01
CONVINCING FACTS.
PROHIBITION DOES PROHIBIT AT NINETY
SIX.
Regrets for the Course of the screen.
wood Tribune --- Comparative
Trade in Whisl1e etc.
NISETY-SIy ,1anrlary z

N1NETE-S1X, January 81, lSSS.
| I have had several postal cards enquiring
| after the oat crop OF 1887 and 1883, and In an
swer will say that as yet the crop is not in.
jured, at least there is no perceptible injury.
OF course, when tho seed were terminating
about the time the freezes came on at this
time We could tell but little about ii. I think,
however, up to this time, all the crop sown in
| 1887 Is safe.
and am through. have In my possession
certified list of all the freeholders Of Nine
| ty.Six township, at the time the petition for
railroad election was gotten up November
hundred and three (lO3) qualified voters, and
no tmore. If any of our ncighbors doubt
these figures, have the list from the hands
! of the County Adiutor to prove it.
For the benefit OF our planters who want
mules, 1 will state that Col. Wallngford will
be here on the 10th of February with two OF
three car loads of mules. Our town is getting
| to be flrst-claSs horse and mule market, and
the farmers will find 1t to their advantage tc
buy at home Instead of going elsewhere.
| The friends of the editor of the GreenWood
hnk he ha has mads mSSkg st W
carried out to the letter in Greenwood or in
our own town. Whiskey is sold and will
be, sold, but prohibition" does does pro
law was enacted for the town OF Ninety
Six about sl5.O worth of liquor was sold by
the barrooms Of the town. This all In one
year, and in no year since we have had pro
/
two thousand is a large estimate. Now here
| is discrepancy Of $4,000. Thirteen Thousand
dollars, and If divided out among the free
holders Of the township would amount. tc
nearly sixty dollars per capita. What has
! gone or what was done with the $4,000? Is II
| not reasonable to say that 1t has been spent
| for goods, stock and provisions? Oh no, you
say that that class of people who buy whls
| key never buy stock or put their money to
any good use. This may be true In a measure
but It it is far better to send it to China Ia:
some of the Orientals do with nll Of their
earningsl than to buy whiskey. In times ae
open till ten and sometimes till twelve
| o'clock at night, and became the resorts OF
the young men Of the town, who now hun
better places. On Saturdays 1t was not saft
for O lady to walk the streets. Now 1t is dif
| ierent, and they can come to town shopping
Mt their leisure. In the five years under pro
hibition rule not Q half dozen arrests To-
drunkenness have been made. No salarlet
policemen have been employed. We admi
| that whiskey has been sold, is still being sole
contrary to law and will be perhaps TIL tn
gument offered why we should give back on
Inch, let us press forward and the day anc
time will come when neither Greenwood no
NinetyL-six will tolerate for a day the pres
ance of man who sells whiskey as bever
age. The day Of retrl lbution will come soone
or later, and every pint sold unlawfully. i
but another link In the chain that Is to binC
the culprt who persistently violates the law
ship" and one election day let us declare fo
Dr.. v. H: Sanders received from Mr.
beautiful Poland China pig. at the same tim
he also received very large white duck, bu
it was 80 dead duck" and the Doctor is mi
nus the original cost and express freight. 1
per with "dcad ducks"
We thank ar s. g." for his good opinion o
US, and trust he will never have cause t.
nat 0pdn9 ns aSt the t0Sk sW
townships led off and at the first election
were the only townships that adopted tn
llaw. Henceforth let us be first and foremos
submitted to US, and when the time comes t
vote on the prohibition question, let us see
we can't sustain ourselves.
Mr.. w. S. Richardson has returned with .
lot of Kentucky mules.
Mrs. Dr. A. B. G. Lindsay, of Calhoun!
Mills is visiting her brother Capt. r. F. Nc
Caslan and family.
The Rev. T. B. Craig and wife. who have
been away some time visiting friends, have
| returned.
Messrs. Blake, Miller and Steck, three o
our handsome young beaux, have made thei
debut. This Is Leap-Ycar young ladies, ant
Mr.. ii. r. Turner, agent of "The Stauntor
| Life" informs us Of his success In the bust
ness. Many Of our best and most prominen
men are taking out policies In his company.
I You are "eminently correct Mr.. Editor
The Ne,cs and Courier is for Charleston first
last, and all the time.
The several thousand bushels Of corn usual
ly bought by the planters In this vicinity
will not be needed this year. One more good
crop year will put our people over the fence
and make them independent.
The last fifth Sabbath passed off very quiet
| ly in our town-no services except o prayer
meeting. Through somebody's carelessness
the usual fifth Sundays convention Of the
Sunday Schools went by default.
town last Saturday. We understand the
Colonel is candidate for senatorial honors
and we don't believe Edgefleld could do bette
| than TO send him to the Senate.
| EAST END