The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1889-10-30
STRAY SHOT FROM THE OLD FORT.

The OIL Mill is ia Operation and
Doing Il Lively EiuSineas---s'!eas.
ant Showers Cheer the aearis Of
the Pe0pIe--.New Road from Cow
Grove TO Sime1y-SiX---Sther News
of Interest Gathered by our Tai
cnted Correspondent.
NISETY-Srx, Oct. %, 1882
The oil mill Is In full Op ration. II requires
the time OF one man I" show the mill and
machinery. 1t makes one feel good ID visit
the mill There Is life In the old land yet,
and If The farmers will quit selling their cot
ton seed to the oil trust and sell them to the
mill, we will have established nt NinGty-Six
q market that will he lasting. The mill pays
20 cents for seed and this is II high price con-
sldering the price of OIL.
Mr.. Smith, the cotton buyer. from Spartan
burg has gone to Florence. Another young
man will take his place In u few days.
Mrs. Lon Grafton, of Edgeileld, was up last
week visiting friends.
Mr.. r. s. Galloway, OF Due West, cnroute
for Prosperity last week, called In TO see us.
He proved To be that genial whole-sonlcd gem
tleniun we had suspected him To he We
hope he will call again, as we would like to
know him better.
town. He left Ninety-Six twenty-thrce years
ago. has made fortune and raised u large
family since he left. His old friends were
glad to greet him.
Mr.. John A. Moore is on the market buying
cotton. lie is n fine judge and gives the
highest market prices.
The long dry spell was brought to n close
last Friday night. The rain was quite well
come and grain sowing IL now in full blast
MIR. George NJ. Anderson is buildinga large
wood shop. 1t will he occupied rs soon as
completed.
| Capt. Lipscomb and family. a.
| Rev. f. e. Eice was In towr last Sunday.
Preaching at only one church last Sunday.
Mr.. Meadows at the Methodist church
Every Thursday is Alliance duy at Ninety
Mr.. M. F. Sanders who has been quite sick
at his fathers at Riverlands, we are glad to
suy, Is cOnvaleScing.
Captain Goggins Of the Vaughnsville ALI
ance. was over again last week with a large
lot Of cotton and sold to j. II. Dair, Mt salts
| factory prices.
one day last week for the Atlanta exposl-
| ton.
]. N. King, Jr., Is clerklng for Mr.. L. N.
Devore.
the road from Cow Grove to Ninety-Six on
Tuesday. 1t saves about Two miles travel to
the people OF that neighborhood.
Mr.. W. T. Huff says Judge Fraser is the best best
| him out Of humor during Court.
| Mr.. John c. Fouche has bought the old Joel
Fouche place In Ninety.Six and moved In.
| Gen. Hoke vas In town last week.
| Mr.. George Pierce Is clerlllng for Mr.. I. G.
| Lipscomb.
| Mr.. Ashby King has moved down to Mr.
Burkhalter's. We mean he has moved his
| gin and machinery.
| Clifton bagging has been very scarce In
NIneiy-Six. and our farmers have been forced
| 10 use old jute. very much against their will.
| Mr.. w. A. Pitts, Of Newberry. brought up
the corpse OF his little boy and buried II nj
| the Presbyterian cemetery last Thursday.
Miss Annie Dew, of Edgehcld, Is visiting
| her amt Mrs. BEETLE johnson.
Messrs. .Leavel and Gage, OF Greenwood, are
putting up some nice work at our place.
| MIR. Cad Waller Is now welcome visitor 10
our place. He represents F.. w. Wagner &
Co, the hest grocery house in the South.
| Mr.. T. T. Beacham has moved to Clifton, S.
e. We regretted to see Mr.. Beacham leave
and we heartily commend him TO the good
people of Clifton.
| Capt. Cal Kinard has shown us land grant
| Issued by Governor Drayton in 1909.
East End has two beautiful jersey bull
| calves for sale.
Mr.. John E. Watson was happily married
on last Wednesday evening at Abbevlle to
Miss Eliza McCants. Miss McCants Is one o!
our handsomest and best young ladies', and
Mr.. Watson is TO be congratulated upon mar.
rying so valuable a prize. We hope the
youn couple will live long and enjoy life:
EAST END.