The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1889-09-11
MCCORMICK MISCELLANY.
"ToM's' EXHAUSTIVE REPORT OF CUR.
RENT NEWS.
Sunfiower Festival ExcnrsiOns -
Religious News -"The Mule Eye
shfners'' bad craftsmanship - AL.
lance NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Juice
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MCCORMICK, 8. c., Aug, 30, 1889.

MCCORMICK, 8. c., Aug, 30, 1889.
We had last night very pleasant Sun.fow-
er festival in the grove on the grounds OF the
Academy, given, and conducted by the ladies'
of Mccormick, for the benefit OF the Method
st pay snail debt debt They naa
Every body spent money freely, and one
young man just hanued over his pocket book
and contents to the young ladies that had
charge OF the eatables. Everything passed
Mr.. W.. E. Penn, who has been spending
some time in Edgefield county among friends
and relatives has been spending day or 80
with us before he takes bis grip sack again.
Our young Commercial broker, G.. P. Har.
mon, sold one hundred and ten barrels OF
idour In one day. -,
we'll spent a few days in Anderson this
week. ...... .... ~ p.
MI. A. N. McCully has gone to Anderson
and will remain until his son A. n. McCully,
We have had some moving in town since
my last dots. Our Editor has now moved
into his cottage. Mr.: j. B. Harmon has
moved into his house lately purchased, and and
lately purchased by Landon Tucker OF Edge
field.
We had a grand excursion from McCor.
mick to Augusta, to-day. The tickets were were
The Alliance Of Mccormick met this even
ing. The meeting was not 30 large as hereto
fore, but they seem to have business on the
brain. .s --'H. ....
The Rev. n. c. Smart has just conducted O
very interesting meeting in the Baptist
church. A great many young people nave
been added to the different churches. The
Methodist will commence protracted meet.
have some very able preachers.
The merchants are all filling up their stores
with new goods, and they. are throwing OF
that long-credit look, and putting on TN snat 81
| wears. T..
Plenty of split baskets, but no tute bag
Sabbath, Sept. 1. Preaching in the Method
list church to-day by the Rev. A. q. Harmon
and preaching in the Baptist, by the pastor
A great many Of our young folks went ur
the train from Augusta and some on . pri
vate train run by Jack Robinson, conductor
I notice m in the Medium, of the o Of Aug, 1889
.The Two Toms" signed the Mule Eye Shi
ners. would not pay any attention to IL
only that MIR. Mule Eye Sinner has shot a.
the wrong man. They Intended the shot al
me, but missed me about seventeen miles
Now this man that volunteers to aim the
gun was not with the boys from Plum Branch
| on the 22nd Of July, when the boys behaved
90 badly, and the Town Council had to take U
in hand, they were all young men and neyel
saw any Of the late civil war, they are al
good fellows, but a, said before, they had
drunk some blackberry juice before 1t hac
fermented. That ID all, ana what ls Inc @ use
to kick against the Town Council Of %McCor
mick. .,&s a.-l
Now, as have said before, any person thai
4 is paid mp subscriber 10 the Press and Ban
ner that wish any explanation OF anything
I say, or my name, by addressing me
through you, or your paper, they shall have
| 1t free OF charge. a.
We had a good sermon in the Methodist
church by the pastor, Rev. Mr.. Wilks, and
some able prayers offered up for us all; bu
unless you carry some OF this good preaching
and good praying along home with you,
fear your time Is lost After preaching JUS
stepped aside in the dark to pick up few
dots, one old lady passed by and she, goot
old soul, was carrying some Of that gooc
preaching home with her for she was talk
ling ebout the good sermon and the goot
pray or, but here comes two men on horse
back talking about pulling fodder to- NOR
NOW, not more han seventy.fyeiyards from
\ the church, ..a ... ...... .r.