The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1888-08-08
THE OLD STAR FORT.
Talk of Can,liIatrS. Esaina- Crops and
Other things.
NrSETy-GTy. &. C. hunust :. 1SSc

NINErY-S;IX, s. e., Angus. :. 1SSS.
| Miss Eliza Pratt, of Chester, who has beer
visiting Miss RrSsir Cauthcu has rciurnr'! tC
her home much To the regret ol her numerous
| friends here.
Ala meeting Of the Stockholders OF the e.
X. Western Railway Company held here on
the 2n,l, The following delegates wcr' elected
to the meeting to be held aL Grccnvllc on tho
18th: ]. i. Phillips. ". a. iimbcrkcr and
James Rogers, Jr. Alt"rnatCS, w. Il. Alidcr
son, Jr., \. =. Osborne and &. NJ. Anderson
We are glad to say that tn" friends of this on
tcrpriSp have reasons To he encouraged. The
prospects are good for the early completion OF
the lower end of the line, /. @. from Grecnvillc
to Augusta. Also that Charleston has II no.
| ton TO take 4 hand. The road will probably
he built TO Aiken and then connect with the
South Carolina Railroad. This however will
not cntcrfcrc with the connection with Au.
gusta from Johnston.
of our county politicians. We hope every.
| body will turn out and vote fo- the best men.
Miss Teresa LipScomb, who has been for
some time nj Grecnville and in the mountains
has returned.
| II is said that Or. Martins colt is the most
| promising trntter In The up-country, he can
now make his mile in 2.4D
Mr.. G. W. Kinard, n acandidatc for legislative
honors across the line, it is said, will head the
ticket: He is good man and can well repre-
sent old Edgeficld.
We recently rcceivcda letter from Mr.. l.. NJ.
Moore, one OF the directors Of the &. j.. e We
tern Railway Company. He is full OF hope
and says that if we will only have IL little pa
thence we will get our road. That already IL
miles arc ironcd and received. That IL is the
intention on President Humbert, as soon as
they strike the loot OF the mountains, to turn
back and finish up the lower end. This is in
decd very gratifying information.
That "Gatling gum Those of our friends
who saw this gun at Grccnvillc say it is Il
most wonderful engine of war.
The welcome rain OF Inst Friday evening
has done incalculable good. The crops though
fp,, q I,l in tvi Lett IA
misfortune hcfalls them later on.
Our city fathers certainly cmploy some OF
the LATEST negroes to be found in the country.
Can't they do better:
We hope the l:Clgc.icld friends all along the
line will vote for Mr.. +. V. Cooper for County
Commissioner. He is Il good man and Will
look after the roads and bridges.
MeSsrs. J. l.. Shumatc and l.. y. Stuart have
returned from the mountains.
There will be a political speaking and bar
bccue at Sister Springs in Edgeticld County
next Friday. All the EdgclleId candidates
1t is said that DR.. w. y. Sanders and Maj. ].
a. Stusrt have as fine cotton crops as the
ground can make. They expect large yield
and we sincerely hope they will not be disap-
pointed.
Messrs. ]. S. Hutchison, L. n. Deverc, and
Others, who have been absent for some time
have returned.
barbecue and picnic at Chappells last Friday.
Maj. FOuche says lie has been voting for
friends and favorites long enough, from now
till the end he intends to vote for brains, and
we think he Is about three-thirdS right.
The managers for the Nincty.SiX box at the
primary on next Friday are W. l.. Anderson,
IT.. j. a. Stuart and J. ID. Watson with G. $.
Merriwcther as clerk.
Ninety-Six sent this week n full delegation
Of farmers to the Democratic Club meeting. rs
follows j. w. Fouche, w. Fl. Frazier, L. Y.
Sheppard. 7. c. Turner, NJ. Richardson, J. n.
King, #. l.. Moore and J. y. Lipscomb. They
will also represent the Ninety-SiX Farmers
club.
Capt. w. r. Smith. of Edgefield, was in
town last week.
sMr. Eugene Z. Lipscomb. OF Johnston, and
Mr.. 7. c. Lipscomb, Of Column bia, are visiting
at Capt. J. w. Lipscomb's.
Miss Edna Tusten, of Abbeville, is at the
home of Miss Louise Tompkns for q short
visit. EAST END.