The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1890-03-26
THE CYCLONE NEAR VERDERY.
Done in that NeishbOrho0d--.Per
SOnaIS and Ot!.cr Matters.
NERDERY, S. G.. Mare

EERDERY, S. G, March 25, 1890.
McssrS. S;ul;ivan Bros. Contractors on the g..
saturday, and carried it to Long Cane where
It will be used for driving piles in erecting
trest!eS.
Miss Maggie Butler, OF Harrisburg, is visit
ing Miss Marl Morrow near this city.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. W. Scott, with their hand
some little boy, are with Mr.. Naches Scott and
family near Ninety-SiX.
Master Paul Purdy, son of Mr.. w. w. Purdy,
has been quite sick with la grippe. He Is con-
vacscent and will soon be out again.
Mr.. Thomas Sibert, handsome young man
of Bradley, was in town Saturday. Wv
Mrs. B. +. Neel is confined to her bed. We
hope that she will soon recover.
Miss jamie Hagan, one Of Santuc's most
beautiful and accomplished young ladies, ac-
Maggie and Mamie Anderson, srcnt several
hours in town last Friday evening visiting
Major White and family.
Prof. Joel Burnett and Mr.. Lewis McNeill
have been visiting friends in tGrinnca.
Miss Lula Williams paid lying visit home
last week.
Miss Mattic Lipford is quite i'll, though from
recent reports she has slightly improved.
Master Benuie Evans. the handsome amt
manly little son of Mr. James Evans, was in
town Friday evening in his beautiful little
road cart. We were pleased to note the grace
iul way in which hc lifted his hat in Sauling
the ladies'.
We noticed in this community that the oat
crop is not at all promising. II has either
been severely injured by the insects Or the
cold weather.
Major White has n turkey goLblcr who has
Il tondncsS for chasing children. AT recess the
children of the academy come down and en-
gage him In battle which affords the little
ones much delight.
\ very destructive cyclone passed near here
on last Saturday evening, the 22nd instant.
Al White Hall considerable damage was done
but fortunately no lives were lost. Mrs.
llutchiSon'S cook, II cOlorcd woman named
Harriet Cane, was very painfully hurt by the
house falling in on her. McSSrS. HutchiSon,
WilkeISUn, Adams and Cromer were the prin-
cipal sufferers. Mr.. liuichiSon had two large
brick ch!mncyS OF his dwelling house blown
down, and every negro cabin on the place was
con- blctcly demolished. The cyclone made
Spintcrs OF Mr.. Jack WilkerSonS dwelling
house, new building erected scarcely two
years ago. Mr.. John Wi!kcrSOn, ST had his
barn blown down with his mules in stables
underneath, but they were not hurt. Mr.. Ad.
ans had the roof blown from his barn. and
the roof and chimney of his dwelling house
blown down. Mr.. Cromcr's barn was blown
down, scattering timber, fodder and rough
ness In every direction. Some OF his fodder
was found one mile from his barn, also his
dining room and kitchen was blown down,
destroying stove, crocicry ware. etc. One
side Of his large frame cotton house was
blown off and n hinge oak tlcw across one end
of his dwclin. hGuSe. All tho pasture fences
of the aforementioned gcntic:nrn were level
ed 10 the ground, ard large oak AID pine trees
are lying in every drrcti"i. For !I'i."S in the
track of tic cyclone these Giants ul the forest
tell the tai" Of woe, devastation and deSttuc-
tion. Nothing ever cQu;l'"d il in Ibis COM
iilnni'y. except ll:c c%clon" 1T iiia,licy about
six years ago. The calnIni;y j. ccitiinly ~ ap-
! palhEg AMI Tie sufferers have Tie *ynliiihy
Of the c;itirc community. y. L. &.