The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1889-10-30
THE CITY OF GOLD.
The Public Roads in Excellent Con-,
ditiOn...LarSc Sales Of the neecy
StmpIe...New Buildinss Going up
The Circus...Other Matters. e
Ne,Us and C0uricr.
MCCORMICK, 8. G., October 26, Is

MCCORMICK, s. O., OCTOBER 20, lsS9.
Mr. Editor, thought after the County Com.
missoners had the roads worked so well, by
having them ditched on each side and raised
| in the centre, that 1t would bring about some
little change with the people, put nhd tney
all continue to follow the old ruts. McCor,
mick makes some awful pulls and the lead
horse come to his knees. but he Is up again,
and old Mccormick is back in the same old
ruts again.
Cotton has been moving lively this week.
we have some Eood cotton buyers in this
place; the prices as good or better than the
Augusta market, for the past week. Prices
from 9N 10 10 cents.
The Buyers all unloadcd to one man this
evening, as matters only known to the buy
ers pressed the price mp some late in Inc day.
We learn The store-housc Is near being conf
pleted, in the place Of the one burned at Bor-
deaux, belonging TO DR.. Gilbert The. whole
thing was framed in Augusta, Gn.,. by the
con ntTac!or Mr. Sizcmorc, Of Mccormick, saw
ing material, time and necessary expenses.
Mr. SiZemOrc has now under construction
four large buildings, and has all the mecan-
ical labor employed now In the country,
nothing like having good head placed on
Mr.. William zachary will nll the store at
Bordeaux with new and large stock OF goods
as soon as completed. .s..
This has been the big show week around,
in and through Mccormick. Robinson's big
show passed through here three or four times
but diu not honor uI with n stop over more
than ten or fifteen minutcs at one time. Mr.
R0binson's = show Is not the only one In tho
world. We had something here to day Just
about as good rs RObiuSnnS. The only dther.s
ence Is that Robinson alvpr'iSes ahead Gnf
The other advcrtis2s as he goes: which Is Or.
J. H. Miller and happy joe. The doctor Is
selling his Mountrin Root aai Herb bitters,
happy Joe plays the baGi3. while the doctor
Is hintling out his Sample bottles III the way
of advertising hi< wonderful medicine. Af.
ter the DOCTOR had toll That his bitters would
cure every known pain and disease belonging
to the human race. hn saws II is equally as
good for laziness. Judge saith went forward
and took sample bottle. We will wait ana
see what effect IL has on the Judge, we have
several very bal eases IN this place. and II it
will do the work, the doctor can locale IN NC
Cormick.
Mr.. T. litor, do not hear OF any marriages
TO come Off here soon. No deaths this week,
and but very little sickness about McCor.
mick. .,
We had fine rain, and all looks cheerful.
Cotton picking is lively. The negro gets as
independent here in choppnS and cotton
picking time as the Girls do in North Caro-
lima when whortcberrcs get ripe.
The small grain crop Is looking well III thts
section, oats especially.
The gardens are fine, but spring chickens
are played out
| Eggs fifteen cents per dozen ana good beef
| from five to eight cents per pound.
Headquarters for fine cigars. Speeds drug