The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1889-04-03
CoKESBURY COOKING.
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Cox ESBURY, S. G., March -, lSSg.
Every point from which we can hear the
farmers have been working hard, and the
farming lands are being renovated and put
in tho ough condition for planting. Indeed,
our farmers seem cvincing more interest IN
the matter OF dra iniDg and prcpari ring their
lands now than we have witnessed before
many 'iedS and outlying places that have
long be IN negl glccted are being cared for and
put into high state Of cultivation which de-
monstrates the fact that our people are awali-
ened upon the subject of large acreage ana
poorly worked farms Let the good work go
bills, resultant greatly from neglect, flood
and rain, will each year he adorned by grow
ing crops and her people more prosperous and
happy. We are proud to see her farmers fast
merging from their lethargy and rcsumiug
their Old energy and enterprise. OF late years
our farmers have met with diScouragcncnl,
perhaps wise provision of nature TO crush
out lagyards and give those who mean bust
ness u!ore roorn and to show that the earnest
man may overcome and rise above cmcrSen-
cies. We would not be sorry if some OF the
monied men who are investing largely i'll
sister states could be induced tlnS way, and il
our country would widen, broaden aud in-
crease in thriit-every man should do his ut
most fer its development. When stranger
enters neighborhood or county and finds
everything brim full of life and enthusiasm
over tile prospects Of the country. and cal:
nestly at work, he soon becomes iilbueu WIN
the same spirit, and rs 4 result he drives
down his stakes and goes to work with the
same Interest People are tlocking TO our
southland daily, and great share are not
actuated by merely Il casual curiosity or pleas
ant trip, but by Il disposition to invest their
money; and with our delightful climate
farming lands, and many valuable resources
as we'll as our large-heartcd and hospitablC
people, why not here as well as i'll other sec,
tions Of our South?
Our town is lively, and business both here
and at Hodges is brisk. Spring goods are ar
riving daily and, of course, the young ladies
as we'll as some of the old ones, are fast de
pleting the "old mans pockct-book, and
like Zeb Nance's catfish, many purses art
"swunk" already.
Our young people are progressing nicely in
their drawing and writing under the charge
OF Mr.. Shields, who is now i'll our town.
DR. Hugh Aiken, son OF \. NJ. Aiken, who
has been in Charleston for some months l.
Mr.. Smith, Of Greenrillc, is visiting his sor
at Mrs. MahoneS.
Walter Smith, Of this place, goes TO Colum
bia to accept a position with the Columbia n
Greenville Railroad.
DIR. S. Il. Lea is meeting with marked sue
cess in widening his territory for the sale o
his fine fowls and his reputation for furnish
ing the purest strains is RAPIDLY increasing
his orders coming from states as lar away IL
Arkansas, Indiana and ONO. w
Oza Harvey, Esq, Is now cierking Tor VII
McGee. ESQ. who is doing good business il
the merchantile line and his store has prove
Mrs ,iohn Moore, of Kentucky, is vsitin:
her brother, W. II. Moore, Esq, or that ficiii
ity. <,s ,r, o,ro,
depths of his soul offers us pie, ana 100. II
snch q generous observation-disclosures kint
of waySthat 1t was hard for us 70 lell Whetii
he really had 50 much benGyolsnSe o@nSer IN we nj
leave him to the guardianship of Riley. IN
hotelst, and perhaps in the future sec IL III
is not one of his regular old pie-biterS.
There's nothing like gooseberry pie,
Oh. don't we love EOOScDeTTy PIE,
Since the time of the flood, there's been hotii
ing SO good,
So luscious, as gooseberry pie. ,,,n,,