The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1892-03-02
NEWS FROM NINETY-SIX.
Pretty Women -Preachers-DoctOr
Not Advertising for Detective
County Commissioners - Strange
Disappearance-Cab Plants by
the Thousand.
NINETY-SIX, 8. c.. Marc

NINETY-SIX, 8. c., March I, 1892.
Col. Wallingford was In town last week.
He says he IL selling mules cheaper and on
better terms than ever before. He Is located
at Greenwood now, and will be glad 10 see his
Old friends.
Miss Comfy, the beautiful daughter Of Mr..
Robert Comfy. Of Edgetield, was up last week
visiting the Misses Littletun.
The New York Stale Convention has met
and elected delegates TO the National Cunven-
tion. They are Instructed TO vote rs unit FOR
Hill. New York people know better than
anybody else who can carry New York. IT
has always been considered the pivotal State
and the rest Of the country had best adopt
their advice and vote for Hill.
The Rev. w. +. Pearson will begin series
Of meetings at the Presby terrain church In
this place tomorrow night "Wednesday, 2nh
instantly to continue for several days. The
Rev. DR. Beatlie, of the Theological Seminary
will preach on Sunday at IL n. IN.
DR.. H. NJ Julian and wife LETT last Thursday
for Cairo. Nebraska, where he will perma-
nently locate. Dr. Julian Is fne physician
and will leave South Carolina with the best
wishes Of great many friends.
The grain crops In this community are LOOK
Ing fine.
Manor Fortune very worthy colored man
was found dead In his bed q few mornings
ago. A jury OF inquest found that death re-
suited from natural causes.
Mr.. John Watkins, q prominent citizen OF
Chappells neighborhood, very mys,erlously
disappeared several days ago and up 10 this
time uO Traces Ol nun lhNt Deel
Ele give his wife about 500, all the money H.
had and LETT after kissing her. 10 be gone only
a short time. 1t Is believed he committed
suicide ny drowning.
Don't forget the meeting. Ninety-SiN neeGs
a revival. Our people are getting callous ana
cold. Come ont and hear some preaching
Ninety-SiX was ahead one day last week. A
tin tinker, IN umbrella fixer aud hat cleaner
were all here on the same day. The finances
OF the place will not admit of such scoops.
Mr.. T. c. LipscOmb received several thou
sand cabbage plants from Charleston on last
Saturday. They were distributed Throughout!
the town aud country and our people Will
have greens Ii they can only get little meat
now.
Our town council wrote TO Mayor McMaster
up some wh!skey eases. He did not send the
detective, nut we notice the matter was puo-
li.hed in the State. Is 1t possible that the
Mayor of Columbia could be guilty OF hand
Ing out "confldcntial' correspondence for
publication? or course II the town council
II Ninety-oiX wanted the services OF n detec-
tive, they would not be fools enough TO want
it published in daily newspaper
We would respectfully call the attention OF
the honorable Board OF County COmiDiSSi0n-
ers 10 the condition Of the bridges over Will
sons creek. Nearly two months ago they
were washed away and though on the most
important tbor0ughfare coming 10 our town
they are still unrepaired, 1t won Id only take
two or three days ut most to do the work nee
cssury, yet the people on the north side ol
Wilson's creek are forced TO travel two and
three miles out OF the way to get to town.
Too murli time, Major Nance, given TO the
bidder. Our people are mad and justly So.
East End.