The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1889-08-07
TOMS" TIMELY TREATISE.
Mccormick OIL Lively BOOnl.--
Straw Rides.-.Thc Rose Pnrty---
Hunting Cool PIace.-.Wnnt OF
Rain Supplied--.Needs BorOsme-
ter.

Ter.
MCCORMICK, July q loS9.
Dear reader, Mccormick has been lively To-
day. All the country uncles, aunts and cous-
ins (col.) came into town carlyathis morning,
expecting TO meet their rclativ2D from Angus
IT,, but they didn't come. People, generally,
como in town, with moro or less to sell, sncn
| as watcrIne elons, peaches. chickens. &c, anu
| 50 on: and caused the market to bo Hooded
and low prices ranged throughout the day
the citizens of Mccormick getting the benefit
| of the same. @,
During the day nice little party came in
| from the country, on q straw-ride, they were
driving four-in-hand, and the vehicle was o!
the very latest in style; they drove through
town several times, and around and ABOUT
| town. must say, I, tor one, could not make
out what was going 10 take place, and as
never ask any questions come to the con-
clusion, that rs there was to be rose party at
not the care, they, late in the evening, moved
off In the direction of Mr.. d. ]. Wardlaw's,
| where they had q nice, and would say Sc
leet little sociable able that night ,o. o,,1,
have given for you to have been down with
us last night. We are having q heap of fun.
Every body turned out last night to the rose
party, or it seemed so to me, given for the
people, the old bachelors, the old maids. or
as they say we girls, the young ladies, the
young men and the children were all out to
enjoy the evening. Misses Maynard had
drick and Miss Mamie Maynard had charge
| of the ballot box. MIR. E. A. Smith had
charge Of the lemonade stand. Every body
seemed to take n part in the little amuse-
ments, such as steal partner, snap in and out.
One young man had made up his mind that
he was the most popular young man on the
grounds, about dozen young ladies, misses
and we girls had collected around him in such
a way. that he could not well make his es-
cape, at the same time each one, as he
thought smiling upon him; about this time
the lemonade was presented 10 the young
man, that he could not refuse the young la
dies, we girls and misses sparkling glass OF
cold lemonade, before he had time TO draw q
long breath, as you know fellow would do,
the managers Of the ice cream presented the
same smiling party; wished to know who
would have Ice cream, none refused, and they
all smiled upon the popular young man
again, and when he got through paying, he
saw where the smile came in and where the
charge went out. DR.. o. A: T.. was passing
around with his long linen duster on, when a
young lady with smile asked him to be her
partner, the Doctor he smiled, and seemed to
Doctor Joined in the play not knowing how it
was conducted Now, in the first place, we
will draw pen picture Of the Doctor, he is
about feet or 9 inches In low heel shoes,
weighs about 2lO or 2l6, and like the most Of
large fat men, doesn't take any more exercise
than 1t takes to eat his meals, dress and un-
dress. Now the Doctor was pretty soon arm
and arm with this young smiling partner, In
what is known In military tactics us double
quick the Doctor made all kind Of excuses,
but for no good. The game or play seemed to
be funny to all but the Doctor, II was death to
him. The Doctor anticipates going out the
some amount of change was taken in during
the evening, as 1t was mostly confined to the
town. The most of the amusements intro
duced were new-every one had TO pay to be
wise.
Wednesday "a, 1889. Dear Editor, see by
your paper that you have gone off. I suppose
hunting cool place for the summer; 1t Is
mighty hot here, and if you should find cool
paSie my SanS iS account is too Short TO ever get
there, but 1t would do me some good to know
there was such place, and that had one
friend enjoying 1t. we want rain, and we
We understand that Smyley Harmon in
tends laying by next week. That Is whats
the trouble now, Smyley, you have been Jay
ing by too much all summer. We do not
mean that smyley is afraid of work, not bit
of 1t, he can lay down and 60 to sleep by it.
Now Smyley we do not intend all this for
you, we know you can spot some 'of your
neighbors, that's what we are driving at, but
we know they would get mad If we called
their names.
Thursday %, 1889. This has been q day al.
most blank in Mccormick, outside the usual
corners and goers, some stay day, some two
or three days, and now and then you find a
family stopping over for the summer months.
Friday Is, 1859. We have some signs OF rain
to-day, much better sign than w. Q. Sturkey
had last week, when II didn't Il rain, for we saw
the old Indian sign, "the blubbers rising In
the yard"
Saturday 27, 1889. Fine rain to-day, a season
that will make the old corn sure If 1t Is away
from the rivers and creeks.
Sunday %, 1885, Preaching in the Metho-
dist Church to-day by the Rev. Mr.. Patterson.
The Bible Society had their annual meeting
in the Baptist Church this evening. We have
had quite number Of visitors in Mccormick
to-day from Augusta, Ga. and other towns
along the line Of road. met whole families
at the Smith House from Augusta, Ga, and q
when we get that Telephone from Augusta to
Mccormick we expect many more will come
here for the summer, and then old Abbeville
village will want to hitch on wire or so, or
move the town to Mccormick. Who wants
to live In the back woods all their life!
Mr.. Editor, I have my article on farming
ready, but thought would hold it back un-
til next week, to be sure that every one was
done laying by. You know have said that /
didn't want a situation on the farm; / am
only doing this to please my mother-in-law,
and this article will cause me to refuse offers
on the farm. The old lady always gets my
wife to read the paper to her, and Will have
it understood with my wife to skip all this
when she reads to her.
Mr. Editor, 1 have been thinking about get
ting me Barometer, and ! would like for
some reader OF the Press and Banner 10 tell
me how 1t works, how can tell when big
rain is coming, and how long does 1t tell be-.
fore the rain comes, does the mercury fall or
rise, and would q man have time to take up q
days pulling Of fodder before the storm gets
there? The mercury in q Barometer would
be to me like the old lady mixing Indigo to
dye with, to test 1t you must drop fresh
hens egg in 1t. and the egg would either sink
| or swim and she had forgotten which.
Monday 29, 1889. Looks very much like rain
this morning. A big rush in town, seems to
be something going on at both ends OF the
town and O general mixing up in the centre.
We hear this morning that our old friend,
George Patterson, died last night. He has
been lingering a long time. TOM.