The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1889-11-20
PEBBLES FROM ROCKY RIVER.
Personals - Taxes - Turkeys sugar
Cane-COttOn BlOOmsIAt the Age
of Eighty.


Of Eighty.
LowSDEsvILLE Nov. is, lSS9.
DR.. J. T. Baskin, of Monterey, was III town
Rev. ". s. Martin left Tuesday for few
DAYS visit to friends in Spartanburg, then on
10 Conference. r,
day to visit his sister Mrs. w. IL. Baker.
Mr Verdell, of Elbcrt county, visited the
family of his uncle Dr. A. J. Speer on Mon
Some cotton sold herr Monday at 10 cents.
Capt. J. w. Perrin and Mr.. j. Y. Jones. OF
Abbevile were here Monday evening anu
Tuesday for the accommodation OF lie TAX
Mr. Dallas representing the Franklin Davis
Nursery, Richmond. Va, was here Iuesuay
and Wednesday delivering trees. TO those
who had engaged them from former agent
Mr. II. l.. Morehead was atMcCorInick, hes.
ter and Iatimer, during the greater part OF
last week buying cotton.
MIR. ]. B. Jones, of Elbert county, was here
Tuesday on u business visit.
Mr.. J. =. Miller, of Aboeville, travelling 1or
Equitable Life Insurance Co., OF New orK,
spent day or two here In the interest OF said
company. ,,,,, $500.
calet here on Friday on business.
| Miss Lcona Ciniscales, OF the Fork. spent
several days last week with her friend Miss
Mrs. Bannistrr Allen. of Elberton, visited
her son Mr.. l.. i. Allen, near here for lew
days last week.
Mrs. W. g. Johnson, OF Anderson, and her
children spent SATURDAY at Dr. J;B, & Moseley n s.
Wednesday on business, and returned on
| Thursday.
The Literary Club had its regular monthly
| meeting Friday night ut Mr.. j. y. Chamberss. $.
| At the close of the exercises refreshments
were served and then several hours were
| spent in social converse, and some fine music.
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Ligon, of Anderson,
have been the guests of Mr.. 1. Baker since
Mr.. Louis Z. Cunningham went to Missis-
| sippi last winter, and returned TO his father
Mr. IT. Il. Cunningham few days ago.
| Mrs Porter, of Wilmington, Is now visiting
the family of her brother Mr.. +. j. Belott.
| Some of the folk below here are losing their
| fattcning hogs with n disease resembling
cholera. II Is said that some OF the darkleS
eat theirs as soon as they find out that they
arc sick, as they say they cannot afford TO lose
| them.
Parties who have raised turkeys are hereby
warned to keep them near home Mrs. IS.
| Berry Allen raised twenty.eight this year,
they wondered Off some distance, became
pretty wild, some of our hunters, finding
them and believing them to be wild, during
the past week or two have killed all except
| four.
MIR. ]. B. Franks has received lumber and is
now finishing OF the rooms above his drug
store, which he expects to rent; -
| Mr.. Mark Patterson on Mr.. +. II. Mathews s
place, planted a small patch of real sugar
cane. 1t was'planted late. but the stalks ma,
tured to four or five feet in length. He had
| ten gallons OF very superior syrup made from
u part of it. and stored away the remainder to
plant another year.
Mr.. j. NJ. Bake: has hnd built quito com-
inolious hot house, IN which Mrs. !iaker now
has arranged for The winter her line collec'
| ton of flowers.
We have had IL very remarkable Fall. There
are still to be seen quite q number Of cotton
| blooms.
| The communion services 10 have been held
| in Providence church yesterday aud the day
before were almost Il failure. On Saturday
the weather was SO very dsagreeable. that
there was no preaching, yesterday was NOT
much better, yet, the Rev. Calvin Presley, oi
| MoiiattSvil!e, who was here 10 assist the pas
tor. Rev. r. e. Lyon preached quite an in
teresting sermon TO quite q small congrega-
| ton.
The children OF the venerable Mr.. John NJ.
| MoSriey. united in giving To him last Satur-
day at the home of his son DR.. j. B.. MoSeley
a dinner in honor Of his eisthelh birthday.
There were representatives of four genera.
tionS present, besides q number OF invited
guests. Mr.. AloSecy was made the recipient
| OF quite n number of valuable, handsome and
appropriate presents His eighty years bear
us lightly upon him rs any man to be found.
and we hope that he will still be amongst us
| for years to come. TROCPE.