The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1890-08-20
NEWS FROM THE LAND OF RED OATS
AND PAT HORSES.
The State Convention - Mistakes of
County CommissiOners-Wha Bill.
Iy Shaw and Jeems Hall Did
Looking for a Way Out of the Will
IornaSS

ly Shaw ana JeemS Hail DID
Looking for a Way Out of the Will
derness.
NINETY-SIX, S. c., Aug. 10, 1890,
Messrs. Z. S. Addison and w. 5. Sanders
have gone to the mountains of North Carroll
ma for the heated term,
The weather continues clear and fodder
pulling Is in full blast.
Miss Fannie Lenard, OF Reldyille, S. c., has
neen visiting Mrs. A. S. Osborne.
With the exception OF q slight flsticuff our
political meeting passed of very well. The
candidates made good speeches. Mr.. Cat Cor
ley's anecdote about Ephraim was especially
entertaining. We think we will be obliged 10
see that Mr.. Corley gets some votes at Ninety
Six.
The State Convention has met and adjourn
ed. Some people are surprised at It's action.
We are not. They seem determined to driye
wall, wal land and right we'll they have succeeded.
Their unlawful proceedings will not be forgot.
Miss SalLe Bozeman has tccn spending sew
eral days at Rirerlands. The home OF Miss
Mir. t. 4, j. Dove, superintendent OF our Oil
mil, has been spending several weeks ut Will
The religious meetings at Salem and Sloan
arc still continued. The attendance from
DR.. &. F. S. Wright is at Ninety-six for a
while: His old friends were quite glad to
Ne have been asked by several to write the
particulars OF the difficulty between Captain
Waller and Captain King, which occurred at
our political meeting last week, and wo had
hopcd to do so, but the evidence IS SO conflict
Ing that we have been unable 40 get the bot
tom facts. Hence w3 pass II by as one OF
those unfortunate occurrences long to be re-
Mr. +. C. Turner and Mr. j. \. Calhoun have
returned from Mccormick, where they have
been attending at tho bedside af Dir: Z. 3.
Calhoun, who Is i'll with typNoid malaral fe-
yer. We are glad to s;aiO he Is better.
Prof VIM. t,Cau, OF Due West, will deliver
the tifth sunday address to the sunday school
al this place on the 3lSt instant.
Mr. A. J. Cauthen, Jr., of Greenwood, Was
In town recently visiting his sister. MS. j. T..
some of our cana; ;dalrs for County Commits
sioner have made mistakes. They ought 10
have run for Congress.
Mrs. George NJ. Anderson mas returned from
Chick Springs.
Mr. r. c. Stuart, Of Grecnyilsa pnld Ninety.
Six Il short call last wr..k. GarrinS few grey
hairs Mr.. Stuart Looks rs young as hr did
thirty years ago. Time has dealt lightly with
the young gentleman. He is still unmarried.
but assured US it was not lis fault.
DR., Chilcs told us the other day that he ""
longer belonged 10 the one galIuS crowd We
presume he became disguised and bought him
u decent pair Of susprndcls. ..,.o,,-.,..
Mr.. Walter l.. NJ Ter, prnniheht alt'|hHS
of the Abbcvilr Bar, was in ti":i iaai sun
The Rev. W. G. :$uvIllv. vino has been
preaching ~, Elacks,;rks tor the past four
ears, With his family spent several days with
his sister, Mrs. J c. Cork, last week. He
preached two excellent S"fni",is here ON sun
day He was Gn his way TO tranklort, Ky,
where Inc mas accepted call. We always re-
srct 10 see our best preachers leave the state.
Wo are waiting patiently to see what the
Straightout Democracy Is going TO 40; III
there is way out of the wilderness we hope
they will find it.
Mrs Dr. w. IL. Holland returned las. Sa.s:r-
day from visit to friends in AHhnm.;
McSsrs Billy Shaw and JGeInG iia!i Siishted
gentlemen here EAaI END.