The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1892-09-07
FROM THE LAND OF EGYPT.
THE LAND THAT GROWS BARLEY, WHEAT
AoD OATS.
Political and Personal Pencil Points
which Have Been Picked up and
Presented 10 the Printer and the
People.

| NISETY-SIX, Sept. 5, 1892.
The election is over and tor one am glad OF
| il. The people could not stand the strain
much longer. Popular elections are null
sance, especially when they 60 against US.
| The weather has been fine for saving fodder
and everybody has q nice lot for the beasts OF
burden another year.
MIR. i. s. addison has our thanks for one OF
| the finest watermelons Of the season. Like
everything Mr.. Addison has. 1t was nunb
one.
| them have office one don't want any. but the
oldest coon of the crowd Is figuring. He is on
a good track and we believe he Is going 10 "git
there" Lawrence Stewart Is "going TO write
his obituary"
Our people were very much astonished at
| the defeat Of Col. Johnstone. They consider
| ed his race an easy one, in fact only u walk
over"
Mr. Joel G. Weir will occupy No. Miller
Block for another year. We are sorry he is
leaving our side, but hope his move Will De
| for the BEST
! Miss Lee Huff entertained her friends on
| last Friday evening. IT. was an enjoyable oc-
casion. and will long be remembered by those
| who participated.
II was a serious mistake made by the Edge
| field Advertiser. Mr.. Wallace Townsend is
able to sit up and is sick at his father,s resi-
dence, miles away from Nlnety-SiX. MI: ".
II. Tompk ins Is not sick nor has he been SICK !,
Such blunderS are objectionable and the Az
vertiSpr should have reliable correspondents.
Mr.. J. Strait Chaney has been employed oy
| j 1.f fulIllpS N l0TO.. LOT InC uSSl yCoi "a
tered upon his duties. Strait is straight
you.g man and Will succeed.
DR.. Ernest Pinson. OF Georgia, was over last
| week vising his parents. He has fine prac-
| tce in Georgia, and like the balance or the
Ninety-Six young men who have sought en-
| ployment elsewhere, is making name 1or
himself His parents have nght 10 ne PROUD
| Of him, and his friends wish him much sue
cess.
Miss Addie Haltlwanger has gone to Wal
halla to breathe mountain air and TO Vlslt
| friends.
Mr.. s. S. Turner and family have moved
back 10 Greenwood. We were very sorry TO
give them up, but Mr.. Turner's business was
such he was obliged to move.
Mr.. j. g. Griffin has arranged to gin cotton
for the public at his wood shop; ,,s
Mrs. James Rogers and Miss Salie Richard
son left this morning to visit friends at Ridge
Springs and Johnston'S.
county, Messrs. w. D. Allen and F. V. Cooper
run over for trial justice. This township is
next TO Ninety.Six township.
We congratulate Anderson county upon The
election Of the Hon. Joshua Ashley to the
Legislature. Mr.. Ashley Is truly an honor 70
any constituency. We congratulate our old
friend Col. Crayton. too, and imagine he is
very proud OF the situation.
Capt. McCaslan brought in the first bale OF
col ton. Class, middling.
The cool dry weather has had telling erect
on the cotton crop.
ter where he will take charge OF the graded
school at that place. Mr.. Rice is q teacher OF
experience, and Chester has acted wisely In
Capt E. NJ. Lipscomb has gone to New York
to buy goods.
Mr.. Mlledge Devore is now clerking for his
brother, Mr.. e. N. DevOre:
MIR. Robert L. Stuart and wife. have return
ed from pleasant trip 10 Ashevtlle and other
Wier.
Hurrah for the 81 poll tax, yes, make it s.;
hat 10 t,n
order of the day. They are not as good as u.s.
uaI but all should be saved.
Rev. j. Ferdinand Jacobs. financial agent OF
the Presbyterian College of South Carolina,
preached in this place on last Sunday TO a
This is our birthday, Mr.. Editor, and oil the
morning we have been looking for birthday
presents, but our friends like ourselves. very
The session of the Ninety-Six High School
will begin on the 18th inst. The prospects for
u full school are tiattering. Prof Cork Is too
| we'll known to require any commendation
| from me. The people in and around Ninety
| Six endorse him. He has had charge OF our
school for six years. and this alone Is q guar
antee.
Mr.. James T. Bozeman, who clerks for J. D..
| Watson, at Cross Hill, Is ut home on a short
| furlough.
Our next primary will be very quiet; so far
| only one candidate has been around.
Mr.. J. d. Watson has gone 10 Baltimore and
| New York to purchase u fall stock OF goods
for his Cross Hill store. His family Is sojourn-
ing with friends in Laurens during his abb
sence.
| The dust, the dust. The long dry spell has
made IL very dusty Indeed, and the ground IL
80 hard as to retard the sowing of oats and
barley.
Mail Hale Is still at Harris's Lythia Springs.
We hope he will he benefited
The Wyoming horses have arrived and said
TO be the best lot Of horses ever brought from
the West.
Mr.. John Fouche, of Columbia, was up last
week To visit his parents.
Mr.. A. Men. Turner has returned to Ninety
Six and rented the hotel for another year.
East End.