The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1891-08-19
FROM CORONACA.
Reasons for Diss,j ling NIulc-AlI
Sorts OF Personal NOtes-GOOd
Eineyards-PrOsper Citizens.
CORONACA, S. c.. August


Sorts OF Personal &Otes-GOOd
Eineyards-Prosper Citizens.
CoRoNACA, S. c.. August, 18th, 1891.
y prOtracteu meeting began at the MethO-
dist Church last Sunday.
We cannot understand why 1t takes letters
two days to go from Mccormick To Abbeville.
Mr.. l., y. Thompson is first class miller
DR.. J. D. Austin began the erection OF
q dwelling this week.
| Mr.. j. H. ONeal has already shipped this
season two thousand five hundred ten pound
| baskets of choice grapes and has q thousand
baskets more 10 ship. he Is an industrious
and enterprising young man.
1t looks as though the mule family has boy.
cotted the Coemans. About ten weeks ago
Mr.. j. D. Coleman was kicked by mule
which caused him TO keep his bed some
twenty or thirty days. At one time 1t was
day while Mr. J. D. Coleman's father, Mr.
James +. Coleman, was Oh his way to Sum-
day school he was thrown by Il mule and was
painfully though not seriously hurt. He is
still In bed and Is Improving very slowly.
, Mr.. J. r. Coeman's son-in-law, Mr.. j. S.
Agnew, OF Warthen, S. C., WAS also thrown
by q mule last Spring and was badly hurt.
| 1t will not pay to put too much confidence in
Mr.. w. f. Roderick is superintendlng the
mining Of white flint for r. r. Ballast. He
says he went to Augusta, Ca, last week
where he was cordially received by the Of
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j. r. New. Road master, B. c. Epperson, Supt.
F. T. Graham, Superintendent Of Commissary
Department.
brother, Mr.. David Aiken.
Mr.. ]. E. Baldwin, OF GreenVille City, Is
in the neghborhood representing Franklin
Davis < Co, nurserymen, Richmond, Va: ,.,.
ing friends and relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. G. Sharp will visit Mrs. NJ.
]. Richey. Of Donalds this week.
Calhoun and Miss Lila Calhoun, OF Green.
wood, S. c., Mrs. Adger Calhoun, of Louisi.
ana, Miss Annie Cook and Mr.. Eugene Watts,
Of Cross Hill, and your correspondent visited
Wednesday. We were all delighted with
our visit The vineyard Is certainly d model
one and covers about nine acres OF land:
Large, ripe, delicious and closely clustered
from the vines all along the lengthy rows.
The large apple trees in the orchard are
loaded with apples OF several varieties.
Peaches are scarce.
O'Neal's orchard we would mention the ap-
pie, the peach, the plum, the pear, the ounce,
and cherry. Mr.. 0'Neal is a model farmer
well as som ething to sell:
Besides fruits, he raises pease, potatoes
grains, hogs, colts and cattle.
He has four pretty colts. He has planted
acres in cane and has 80 or 40 acres sown
in clover.
The only soapstone quarry we know of in
this county is near Boyd's Mill about three
miles from Coronaca. 1t covers an area Of
about so or 80 acres.
Coronaca:has organized literary society
Miss Lille Calhoun, Of Ninety-Six, and
Miss Gussie Maynard, OF Mccormick, are
visiting Miss Estelle Fouche and Minnie Lee
Messrs. R. F.. Crawford and J. F. johnson
are visiting friends In Edgefeld.
While at Greenwood last Saturday, we had
the pleasure OF meeting Capt. Chiles, Of Brad.
| ley, who was on his way home from Sandy
Springs where he had been attending the
annual meeting Of Orr's Rifle, Regiment OF
tendance and says the old soldiers enjoyed
| themselves very much and also says the
crops through that portion of the country are
very fine.
| All honor to the Confederate Soldiers who
so nobly fought for what we candidly believe
| to have been just cause.
Mrs. M. Z. Collins has been visiting friends
and relatives in Laurens.
Miss Maud Anderson, Of Waterloo, Is visit
| ing relatives and friends at Coronaca.
Mr.. Slstrunk, Of st. Mathews Is Coronaca's
telegraph operator and depot agent
The following is a list OF the business firms
OF Co-onaca.
GENERAL MERCHANDILE
Henderson and Fuller.
d. r. Joyce.
w. A. Yates.
SAW AND GRITs MILLS.
j. V. & W. w. Klugh.
EXPRESS AGENT.
WA. Yates.
Miss Bessie Cothran. of Bradleys, and Miss
Eunlce Bacot, OF Columbia, are visiting Mr.
David Aikens family.
Miss Geneveve Fuller and her brother Mr..
Jones Fuller are on visit to Clevland Springs.
NC.
The crops in this neighborhood are very
fine.
Messrs. ]. R. Pucket and W. c. Fouche
fifty bushels, per acre and Mr.. P. L. White
has upland corn which will make forty
bushels 70 the acre.
A little negro boy about ten years of age
bathing In a creek.
The public road from Pucketts Ferry to Lo-
ia is in bad condition.
Mr.. John Mcneil and family, Of Greenwood
were visiting the family Of Mr.. ]. A. Agnew
last week.
Miss Bessie Quarrels. of Columbla has
been visiting Mr.. II. h. Plnson's FIRMLY.
Mr.. u. ID, Rampey is straighOut sub
most successful farmers.
Hon: T. A. Graham began his school about
ten days ago. He is good teacher, a
staunch Democrat and is a friend to the
farmer.
Mr.. j. NJ. Major says the Stony Point ALI
ance Is small but In healthy and prosper.
OuS COuulllOD.
Rev. J. W. Ariel breaches splendid SER
mon and Is doing good work at Bethle.
hem.
Miss Annie Cooper and Mr.. J. Frank
Buchanan were married Goth, inst. by Rev.
Mr.. Mathews, of Greenwood, s. T..
Miss Maxwell, OF Edgef1eld and her brothers
were visiting the family Of Mr.. T. S. Berfoot
last week.
Mcssrs Quay Rice. Willie Nickes, Hender.
son Stuart and johnnie Coleman have just
returned home from the mountains where
they spent pleasant time.
Mr. w. w. Culbertson Is very attentive to
his business and keeps his section of Rail-
road in good condition.
Miss Lucia Calhoun, a very pleasant young
last week With Mrs. ]. d. Cole man.
Miss Lille Mcneil is visiting friends and
relatives at Greenwood.
Messrs j. u. Cooper and p. L. White have
each commenced building barn.
Mckinzie and family, OF Charleston, are
visiting the family of Mr.. w. 4. Henderson.
Mr.. Thurston Day. of Edgefieid has recently
been visiting the family of MIR. r. f. CLANCY.
Mrs. Cole and children, OF Laurens, have
been visiting the family Of Fl. w. Wells.
MIR. Jack MCGOWAN and wife Of Spring
Grove, were visiting Mr.. II. C. .Calhoun's
family last week.
Mr.. Robert S. Nlckels is one among Corona.
men. N. o. Pyles.
Faculty Of the South Carolina Col
Ie2e.
James Woodrow, Pres dent, and Professor |
of Biology, Geology and Minera logy.
Benjamin Sloan, Professor OF Physics and |