The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1888-09-05
NEWS FROM NINETY-sIX.
MarrinSe.--PoliticS-- Personals -. iFhe
EIecfiOn...Erif for the Dead.

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EIection.--Grif for the Dead.
NISErY-SIX, $. G., Sept. 18th, 1883.
The voting population of Ninrty-SiX town
| slip turned out cI maSse on Inst Friday to
vote tor Abbcvilles flvnritc son, and are OF
course disappointed at his defeat. The noun
tain Counties too had Il favorite, and they
beat us While VIC are not satisfied with the
result, yet we believe Mr.. Ansel VIII make
good Solicitor.
MIR. Thomas s. Blake Jr., left on yesterday
morning for PoughkGcpse, New York, where
he will spend few months at Eastman's 3
Business College. Thomas is n good and COM
petent young man, md we trust he VIII come
back TO his fathers house much improved
and benefited.
The farmers are grumbling about so much
rain, and say it has already injured the cotton
crop to considerable extent.
The Rev. +. p. Davis and family OF Win
Ston, N. c., spent n day and night with Capt.
McCaslan and family last week.
Mr. J. c. Cork and Mrs. Loula n. Quarles
were married at the residence of the brides
brother. the Rev. w. q. Neville at Blackstocks
on last Tuesday. They were given hearty
reception by their numerous friends on their
return to Ninety-SiX last Friday. They will
board for the present with Mr.. and Mrs. Geo.
T., ProbSt.
Col. Phillips and Capt. Lipscomb left yester-
day morning for New York. Mr.. Miller of
Miller & McCaslan let last Friday for the
same place.
It is rumored that prominent widower of
Prof. Cork commenced his school on yester-
day morning: BY the way the school trustees
be built at once.
Miss Carrie Turner of Greenwood, and Mrs.
Adams OF Clinton are visiting friends here.
Capt. Hale Is still at Abbeville, and we are
glad to hear that his health is very much i'm
proved.
was in town yesterday morning on business.
NyNnI (vtaty ntnI ,hSr
families who have been spending some time
in the mountains have returned.
The Rev. w. II. Lanton, father Of Mrs. j. II.
Rice and Mrs. J. p. Phillips. is here assisting
meeting at Salem. Mr.. Lanton lived in that
community for thirty years, and preached to
the fathers and grand fathers Of this same
MI. w. B. Anderson has taken the position
of clerk with Phillips & Watson. Mr.. T. i.
Moore Jr. the same position with Mr.. f. N.
Deyore, where each OF them will be glad to
see theirfriends.
The County Commissioners should now
make an appropriation to fix up the roads
and bridges. the candidates have about worn
them out.
The rains of last Sunday did considerable
damage to bottom corn in the vicinity OF
Ninety.SiX.
Mr.. Robt. c. Calhoun lost an infant child on
last Thursday night. He and wife have the
SEbpI Thp many " friends G Of Mr. F. P. MCGOWAN OF
Laurens County. regret to hear Of his defeat
In the recent primary election in that Coun-
ty. The only objection they could urge
against Mr.. McGowan was that he was q law.
yer. We think the farmers movement
should collapse now as soon as possible. espe.
cially so II men Of brains and character shall
go to the rear just because they are lawyers.
Shame.
Politics and religion go hand in hand in old
Abbeville.
If those negroes who voted the democratic
ticket at the recent primary election voted
the democl attic ticket in Ninety-S Six, and
have:voted the ticket at every election since,
they are clearly entitled to vote at this elec-
tion but il they are new converts to demo.
cratic faith, and the managers allowed them
to vote, the boxes at which they voted should
be thrown out. 1t does not matter who 1t
hurts. they ought not to be counted.
Many thanks to Greenwood for their sup.
port Of Ninety-Six candidates at the recent
primary election. This Is just as II should be-
we are neighbors and should work to each
others interest
The many friends OF Mr.. r. NJ White re.
GREETED to hear of his dea tn. Mr.. White lived
In this community for q long time, and his
friends around Ninety-SSiX are legion.
EAST END.