The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1889-09-18
NEWS FROM THE OLD FORT.
East End's'' Pleasant Paragraphs of
Current Events.
NINETY-SIX, S. c., Sept. II, l8Sg.

NrNETY-sIx, S. c., Sept. II, 1889.
Cotton seed have been selling for twenty
five cents per bushel in our market the past
week.
Mr.. r. L. Pratt will clerk for Geer Brothers
for the next year. Mr.. Pratt is well known
and will be glad to see his many friends at
No. ) Miller block.
Messrs. McCaslan & Turner delivered the
second bale of new cotton which was sold 70
Geer Brothers at ten cents per pound, ')ute
covering"
Williamson where she will attend college for
another year. A.
The handsomest man in Newberry, Mr.
T. G. Pool, paid Nnety-SiX n business Visit
Mr. J. Manning Black, Of Antreville, has en-
gagged with Mr.. Joel G. Wicr to clerk for an
other year. We welcome Mr.. Black to our
Mrs. Ann Marshall and Mrs. Annie Mar
shall Law, of Brooksv Fla, are visiting ut
Mrs. Geo. NJ. Anderson's.
The OIL Mill will commence operation on
on the LIST of October.
Mr.. r. c. Stuart OF Greenville, is visiting
his sister, Mrs. J. L. Shumatc.
The gathering at Col. Utscy's on last Friday
night was an enjoyable occasion. Mr.: ana ana
Mrs. Utsey always make their company feel
Miss Emma Sanders and Mrs, J., A. Stuart,
OF Cow Grove, ,worshipped ut the Baptist
DR.. j. Boseman was called to see Mrs. B.
p. Pinson one night last week and found that
she had been bitten by snake: About dark
she had thrust her hand in hen nest ana
instead of finding eggs she found highland
moccasin. The wound was very painful and
for several days her life was despaired OF, but
we are glad TO report that she is recovering.
The snake was Afterwards killed, A..
DR.. w. A. Sanders, OF Cow Grove, was the
first man to bring in bale OF cotton In alli-
ance attire. The Doctor is n first class farm-
er, he is also president OF the Ninety-SiX ALI
ance. 1t is said he Is training for legislative
race, 80,
Miss Annie May Watson, Of Edgefield, will
attend school here this year.
More hay and other roughness Is being saved
at Ninety-Six than ever before Wehope that
brought to this place, farmers cannot afford 10
give one dollar and twenty-five cents per nun.
dred pounds for hay to make cotton ut y ana
10 cents. --
.iThe Oil Trust" has built a large new ware
house and their agent, Mr.. H. p. Galphin, Is
paying twenty-five cents per bushel for cotton
seed. We had hoped that our mill would be
able to get all the seed that they Wanted at
reasonable price, bnt 1t looks as though they
are determined to crush outthe independent
mills, and for this reason we would urge tne
farmers alliance to take hold or tnesc mills.
They could successfully compete with the
Mr.. Samuel II. Sherrard is clerking for
Messrs. Geer Brothers, where he will be glad
Col. So Phillips has returned from New York
where he bought large and varied stock OF
goods. ..
MIR. Carter preached one Of the best, SER
mons we ever heard last Sunday. We hope
the church here will be able to secure his ser
vices for another year. ..
Prof. Cork and his able corps OF assistants
are jubilant over the prospects OF the school
for another year. Never In the history OF
Ninety.SiX has the outlook been more en-
couraging.
'There is jersey COW in Due West that
yields pound of butter per day." These sort
q ,t,i,, nm OF q o1 N1npfV-
Six. If our jerseys did not do better than
that we certainly would beef them.
merchandise and will devote his entire time
to travelling in the interest Of large Cincin-
natl clothing house.
| Miss Lila Cowan, tho accomplished daugh-
| ter of our old friend, Mr.. w. T. Cowan, o! Due
West, is at the head of the music department
of the Ninety-SiX high school. She comes
| to patroniZe her.
Miss stephens, of Edgefleld, will attend
EAST END.