The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1889-08-14
MCCORMICK ON A BOOM.

III UUhAllGA UN 4 DuUll.
SIGNS OF PROGRESS m THIS CITY OF THE
VALLEY.
tom" Gives an Exhaustive Lecture
ON What he Knows About Farm
ing New Buildings -. Plenty OF
Rain.--The c. G. Il. R.-..The "GOOd
Old press and Banner'.''
MCCORMICK, July %, 1889.
Monday %, 1889. We had 1t lively here to-
day, all by ourselves, when say by ourselves
mean no one from Augusta. We are not Pc
holding to Augusta for an excursion In NC
We had about 200 persons (mostly COLI in
town to-day, all had return tickets at one
fare. apd that was every body Jared badly In
the way Of eatables. All seemed to bear up
under their disappointment, and not one
would own that he or she expected an excur-
sion from Augusta to-day, all had COME on
other business. Watermelons went like hot
cakes, and hot cakes always goes for cents.
Chickens, eggs and other fruit was cheap to-
day. 1 bought enough to do me two and q
half days, provided none OF our country cous-
ins come IN during that time. The merchants
have done well, for I got one dollar changed
Tuesday 80, 1889. Every body seemed cheer.
full this morning. must say, felt with 2H
days ratiops on hand, like o fighting chick
en-; felt like standing up to Sullivan the
seventy-third round.
Mr.. George Patterson was buried to-day in
the Mccormick cemetery.
Wednesday 81, 1889. This is the last day in
the month, and all monthly accounts should
provided you have the money, but don't kill
yourselves running around trying to borrow
the money; the merchants want you TO live
to buy again. A watermelon cutting last eve
ming at Mr.. w. O; sturkey's. All Of we girls
and young people were out generally, the
boys did not show any signs OF being shy, as
1t was free cutting.
Thursday l, 1889. We are having the best
growing weather on crops ever saw,-plenty
and in fact we are having heap Of weather.
TOMS ARTICLE ON FARMING.
What to do and how to do 1t. In the first
place, would the 1st day of January, provid-
ed it did not come on the Sabbath, 60 out and
see the best merchants in town, mean Mo
Cormick, for would like to do all my busi-
ness as near home as my wants could be sup
piled, get the best terms could by giving q
lien on my crop for my years supplies, b9th
binding on both, for do not like one, sided
contract. would have 1t down in black and
white, that he, the merchant, must furnish
me with all my rations at one. time, so 1t
would give me more time TO spend at home.
me two good mules, say worth $3.50 each, and
give him O mortgage for double the amount,
SO the debt would be doutly secured to him
next would 60 to Baughman Bros, In Mo
Cormick, as they put up the best wagon
know of, and get me good two-horse wagon.
I would give them bill OF sale OF the wagon
for double the amount, SO II they had to take
the wagon back they would not lose anything
rnn hop 10 md 0f I
would then 60 to McCully Fretwell and get
their prices on plow gear, plow fixtures and
harness. would then try the town; go 70
M. l. B. sturkey & Co. and W. o. Sturkey and
see who would come nearest the Alliance
prices. would go to Jas. Cothran. Jr. for my
cotton planter, let 1t cost what 1t might; some
little things that might not be able to fnd
at these places, I would go to VIC Ludwick's
and get.
Now would get me two good men to do the
work. / would like to get one named Bob,
the other Sam, 80 their names would not have
the same sound-when called Bob, be could
not say that IT sounded to him like called
Sam; and the same with Sam. Next would
want q good sized boy to carry messages from
me to the men, and about the farm as he
might be directed. There Of course must be
to haVe good DOCK
every excursion day at McCorm1ck, and
when they attended any protracted meeting
longer than two weeks at one time,1 should
hs@ 0f sys ay Tine In cd
working condition again II would want one
croper with an OK to do his plowing, and he
to furnish himself Let him give lien on
bis crop and mortgage over his OK. I know
at the end OF the year away goes Mr.. Oxie.
Now this is Just to show Bob and Sam how
much better 1t is to work for wages than a
part of the crop. Now let me see about the
land I think that DR.. J.. w. Widemans
plantation or John E. Bradley's plantation
either one would suit me as would like Long
Cane land, because land that will make long
cane will be good for long corn, and might
make long staple cotton. ! would want
croper have just as much as he would take for
q one OK farm, that would not be less than 70
or 100 acres If lett to himself / would COM
mence TO fix my cotton land the first thing af-
ter got my rations at home and housed, both
for man and beast. would plant cotton un:
til it was too late to plant corn, SO would
continue to plant cotton as long as / could
find seed or have the whole plantation I'll, IN
as could cultivate, SO as could select the
best spots Of land by the looks Of cotton after
1t commenced to grow of. That is the best
way to tell cotton land: I would cultivate
what would advise every other man to do;
for you all had Daddy, and the only new
things about farming Is to know how TO get
something to farm with and to know how to
Selecb Ine oeSL cotCou lanu. L uaNc sINeu NY
views above on mule and one OK farm, you
can apply the same to more mules and oxen
If you can get the supplies, that's all.
Friday 2, 1889. We have got some mighty
good news about the G. g. r. R., but we are
not allowed to tell, but as I told you some
time ago that when the President comes to
we intend putting our best foot
foremost sand there 1t IS" You can not meet
q man now in Mccormick unless he has q
smile on his face, You would take every man
10 hn rnnr oh fnf
all meet you with smile II half of his fami-
ly is down with the rheumatism and he has
Just buried his mother-in.law. More rain to-
day, and plenty Of II.
Alliance day. We have to set apart certain
days for special meetings, for fear the town
will not hold the people. 1t would not do to
have the Farmers Alliance and one Of our
we can bear. Some of our Alliance men have
already given in their orders tor cotton bag
sing, and as they have several monied men
among them in this club they are talking of
putting up an Alliance store. More rain to-
day, O regular trash mover, yes logs moved.
Mr.. Boykin, U. s. Marshal, passed through
here to-day on his way to Greenville, S. c.: to
attend att, o. Court we suppose some ne others hers
much to 60 up to the Mountain City myself
about this time. for 1t is mighty hot here for
me, but 1t may be as hot there for others.
mans sins will come upon him.
Church by the pastor, Rev. Mr.. Wilkes, In the
and Ia the evening preaching in the
Baptist Church by the pastor, Rev. H. c.
Smart. Text, 26 chapter and 14th verse of job
We had little rain to-day, like the most OF
dog-days, raining and the sun shining at the
same time.
Mr.. Editor, heard Judge Smith ask a man
the other day II he would like to take the
Press and Banner, his reply was no. knew
this mans father, SO I picked my chances
with him and got into q general conversation
with him about the County Of Abbevllle, and
soon found out that he did not know any
thing about the officers Of the County. i said
TO him do you take either of the papers print
ed at the town Of Abbeville? and he said no.
says to him, do you remember when we
we're boys, that our fathers would send and