The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1888-03-21
NINETY.sIX TOPICS.
A Gathering OF the Grace and Beau.
ty Of the Town..-Temperance Lee.
. ture...Greenville's Gin...The Rail.
rOad Outlook.
NINETY.SIX, S. c.. March 90, 1883.

N1NETY-s1x, s. c.. March 20, 1883.
ciabie atM at Mr.: &. n Anderson's on last Friday
night. Mrs Anderson Is just the person to
preside on such occasions. She seems to have
the tact to make every one feel at home and
enjoy themselves while under her roof.
The down freight on yesterday morning ran
off the track near Lebanon church. The en-
gineer was seriously bruised and several cars
badly broken up: Some miscreant had piled p q
up crossties and iron rails on the track This
is q good case for Judge Lynch.
The division OF Sons OF Temperance at this
place Is prosperlng-new members at every
meeting. Our lady friends have, however, al
most given up the cause. At every meeting
with generally three or four ladies. The cause
Of temperance is grand ono, and In most In :
stances the ladies are the leaders, but IT Is not
SO IN eey nave ma sIend 90 ne egd Il
every young lady can't get beau they OF
course can't come. There is no heart work In
this sort OF business. The young men are al
ready talking about the indifference and dis,
interestedness OF our women in the cause OF
temperance. We are ashamed to make this
unnatural and remarkable appeal TO the Ia
dies. We have many strong, Jealous temper
ance men In Ninety.Slx, but without the ear
nest support and cooperation OF the women
of the town they can do but little. We have
as lovely, as accomplished ana as cultured
set of ladies In Ninety-SiX as are to be found,
but they have virtually turned the temper
ance cause over to the men. We hope that
they will reconsider and at the next meeting
every lady who is member Will come out:
this is no dying appeal: We can and intend
to run this division of Sons Of Temperance
If the ladies care nothing for their fathers,
husbands, brothers and friends we are sorry
for II, but 1t will be so much more pleasant
and agreeable to have the ladies come out and
endorse Temperance and good order"
Our preachers are unfortunate. Both Mr.
Carter and Mr. Craig have had their horses TO
Nnhnlv r n Z
tie damage done.
The finest blooded horses Jersey and Hol
stein cattle, Berkshire Essex and Poland
China hogs to be found In South Carolina are
The members Of the colored Baptist church
have bought bell.
Miss Teresa Llpscomb. who has been visit
ing her sister, Mrs. Col. Utsey, OF st. Georges,
for some time has returned
Col. Childs, who Is q candidate for Solicitor,
was In town few days ago shaking hands
with his old friends and schoolmates.
Capt. Hale was in the storms Of the North
west recently. He returned on last Wednes-
day and says he will soJourn in the South un-
til the winter is over.
1t seems from all that we can see and hear
that Greenville county went dry. That the
alleged majority for the vets was obtained by
illegal votes. We are nevertheless sorry for
the few prohibition voters who are residents
of Greepville, and wonder that they had the
courage to express an opinion at the ballot
box. We had thought that there were about
enough preachers, professors and theological
students In the city to hold the balance Of
power, but now 1t seems that they were alone,
and that all the weight was on the other end
of the beam. Our heart goes out in sympathy
for her people.
Mrs. James Rogers Jr. after supplying n
family Is selling over twenty pounds OF pure
Jersey butter every week from two COWS and
q stripper.
We read letter from President Humbert,
Of the Carolina, Knoxville and Western Rail-
road recently, and our hope that we are TO
soon have q railroad from Augusta to Knox
vile via Nlnety-SiX Is greatly Increased. Col.
Humbert is un honest conscientious man
and when he tells you anything you can rely
Oh 1t. His whole heart Is in the work.
We are sorry 20 hear of the extreme Illness
OF Miss Evelyn Wright, daughter of Mr.. j. T..
Wright, near Salem. Strong hopes are enter
tanned of her recovery and we sincerely hope
she may yet be spared to her parents and
friends.
While in Washington recently Capt. Hale
had pointed to him Col. MatSen, the demo-
cratic member of the House OF Representa-
tives from Indiana, who defeated Col. Wal
ling ford for Congress.
The farmers have been taking advantage OF
the past few days of fine weather and are In
dustriousy moving things,
Capt. B. II. Tillman Is now hauling In MS
last years cotton crop for shipment.
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