The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1892-01-06
HERE'S NEWS FROM NINETY-sIX.
A Good Letter Which Tells it all I'm
Short Form, without Unnecessary
Ceremonies.

Ninety-Six. S. c., Jan. 5th, 1892.
New Years gift MIR. Editor, but guess yor
Will answer me like the balance of the pop
ulation, times are too hard"
We are having some changes in our town
Messrs. Henderson & Fuller have rented No
| Miller Block from Col. Philips, and are mo7
welcome the gentlemen. MIR. Fuller will
move to the place purchased from &. 7. Rob
erts In a few days. 49,
The new firm Of ]. P. Philips & Bro: will
open q large stock at the old stand of j. d
Watson G. Co.
Miss Mary Blake who teaches school al
Princeton, has been at home for the holidays,
She was accompanied by one of her pupils
Miss May Mitchell, Of Laurens.
Labor seems to be plentiful. Our colored
people have not as yet got the Western fever.
Several car loads from Edgeield have passed
through here on their way to Louisiana.
The Rev. NJ. NJ. Brabham and his daughter
Miss Maud, are visiting friends at Beauiord's
Bridge, Barnwell County.
The new firm of E. NJ. Lipscomo d Co, com.
menced business In the store-house formerly
occupied by Mr.. Lipscomh, on the LIST inst.
The CO. partners are Mr.. j. Hutchinson and
NJ. l.. Rice, two young men reared IN our
midst. They will be glad to see their friends
at the corner store. -
Mr.. JoelC. Weir continues at the same old
stard. This gives Ninety-Six four strong
firms in dry goods and groceries.
DR.. w. H. Holland has rented and moved
into the house formerly occupied by w. l..
Anderson. Jr. MIR. Anderson has moved TO
Chappells.
been sold at our town lately. All to satisfy
mortgages, and the end Is not yet.
Mr.. Dayid Aiken, of Coronaca, was in town
yesterday on business.
Mrs. F. 81. Walker, of Charlotte, N. c., is in
town visiting friends.
Mr.. John r. Philips, Of Patrick Military In
~stitute, has been at home visiting his pa
rents.
The people were delighted that the Rev. M.
NJ. Brabham was sent back to Ninety-Six for
Mrs: Eliza Beard who teaches school at
"Shack," Newberry County, was at home
during the Christmas holidays.
The dance at Mr.. Wier's was a pleasant &C.
casion. There were present several young
ladies from a distance, and the Ninety.Six
Mr.. j. HIP. Griffin is building him a cage,
and reports say he is going to get the bird
The following officers nave been elected to
serve for the next ensuing year.
Eureka Lodge, A. F. NJ.
j. d. Watson, NJ.
AS. Osborn, S. w.
j. {. Lyles, ]. W..
R. F. McCaslan, Treasurer.
Jas. Rogers, Secretary.
l will give the names OF the officers elect In
the Lodges Of K. OF b. and K. of P. next
week. .
Mrs. A. P. King, widow of the late Albert
P. King, died at her residence In Edgefeld
county on yesterday MORNING. Sue WAS
about eighty years old. No woman has ever
lived so long In one community. more be-
loved than Mrs. King. We heard her pastor
say a short while ago that she was the salt Of
the earth, and That there seemed but one step
between her and the ''bright beyond"
Miss Pattie Addison, one of Edgefelds
pretty young ladies has been visiting her
brother MIR. E. S. Addison.
Miss Young, Of North Carolina. is visiting
her brother, our worthy railroad agent.
Mr.. Adolphus Griffin, Of Mccormick, Is
here visiting friends.
Miss Mamie Maynard, our excellent assist
ant in the Ninety.Six High School, has been
to Mccormick, her home, for the holidays.
Mr.. George NJ. Anderson has gone on o visit
TO friends In Florida. East End.