The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1890-02-05
Contributed Locals.
ABBEvILLE, S. G., Feb. 5, lS9

ABBEvILLE, S. G., Feb. ), 1890
! The weather continues fine.
This has been a good year FOR the farmers
in every respect. Surely they have much to
| be thankful Tor.
| Several car loads Of fine mules were re-
ceivcd here last week.
| Some of our farmers are already buying
northern raised hay. They surely have for
gotten the old addage, make hay while the
! sun Shines" Any faimcr who has neglected
to save hay such season us ms mas peen'
| less his plantation wont grow grass" then
OF course he is cXcusable.
Don't you want some shares in the "South-
crn Building and Loan Association II so,
call on w +. Mcdonald, special agent 1t Is
well to know how to mako money, bnt bet
ter still 10 know how to save 1t. You can
save IL by taking shares In this company.
Miss Mamie and Jessie Hill have returned
home.
"Iroupe" from the Seven Hilcd City was
in AEbcvlle last week and reported 'all
quiet" along the "roarng Rocky river"
Miss ELLA Huckabec, OF LowndcSvlllc, Is
spcnding sometime with Mrs. J. ii. DuPrc.
MI. Carmel WIS well represented In Abbe'
willie during Court week.
Many ladies' visit the oil mill both from
town and country.
Our Mr.. Evans who can simply turn down
any other man who runs an oil mil gives US
the following report OF the work or the mill
Seed !round 95 tons. Oil made 3.45l gallons.
70 This we add sales Of the mill for the month
OF January {: ~
Fertilizers 25G tons. Cash value $4,000.
Meal 2E;I tons. Cash value 4550O.
In addition TO this tho wide awake and ell
cicnt manager Mr.. X. T.. Hill Is daley re
ccirin@ letters Of inquiry III regard TO prices,
and shipments Of the products OF the mill.
| If the Stockholders will do their duty the Oil
Mill and Fertilizer Company OF Abbcville
under the management OF one SO -lcllVe ana
energetic rs its rlcscnt manager IS bound 10
prove Il grand success, as well as Il blessing to
-. = N
Mr.. Kirby knows exactly how to make q
side walk out OF IL gully, and says he likes -
big job and had rather work ID HANDS Than
ten. We believe he could handle them as
wei! rs any living man.
old Abrcvillc is certainly on "boom,' and
all il needs for the near future is street cars,
electric lights, and the new railroad. Reader
you laugh but we will have all these and
more too.
Abbcville should have q canning factory.
This would bc an enterprise that would save
thousands Of dollars 10 our farmers that Is
now thrown away. Like the oil mill, II
would open n market at Eome for all the
fruits raised, give employment TO hands. and
keep our money III home instead OF scnding
it OIL North for the very fruits we are Throw
ing away at our own door. What say our
IA! mcrs. II you wish l can give you figures
on II factory that will turn out from 800 to
10000 cans daily.
itng relatives here last week.
Last Monday Mr.. j. ii. LatimCr and wife
with Mrs. Moore We're shopping in Abbevillc.
Dr. Millwec of Greenwood. visited the Oil
mill 1T this piaca last week and seemed much
pIcaScG with its management and especially
with the amount of work IL WAS doing.
The "bohe yard was 4 lively place last Mon
day. ;.
Bring in your seed to the oil mill before 1t
clOseS.
Monday was LIKELY and busy day at the
oil mill. Many friends visiting Ii and placing
orders for meal, huils and SuanoS.
Bob Iartlow had Il preliminary trial before
Judge H. II. WarIlnw ON Monday last. We
don't know the result. but rs Bob was taken
bacl: to Jail we suppose IL true bill was found
against him.
Birtl-To Mr.. and Mrs. II. T.. Link on the
2nd February, Il son.
We are glad to know that the list OF sub
Scribcrs 10 the Press ui,d BuIner is rapidly in
crcaSng. Good people from all parts OF Inc
country are sending in their names llurrah
for the good old Press and Banner. "lt viii
not down." NJ.