The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1892-08-31
NINETY-SIX NEWS.
porSounI Notes and Other Matters.

Nincty.Six, s. G., Aug. 90, lS!i2.
Before this reaches the readers ni the Press
and Banner the great poIlilcal iiSht VIII nave
been decided one way or lhe other. Wheth.
or IT, will be drcidcdrd for the best interests of
South Carolina remains to 10" seen.
II is thought hy good farmers that The rains
oi last week did II srent dc;tl OF soou To IN"
lalc crops OF corn and cotton. There L. Il
prcut deal of young corn in the country.
Nj j. NJ. Black. who has been cerking for
Mr.. loci &. Weir of our town. goes 10 Able
VIII, "a accept as Il position with MessrS. q. l..
Heath Il Co. No young man has ever lived
III oar midst who conducted himself in
more gentrrI manner Than MIR. Black. and il
is a general regret that he leaves us. We are
satisfied his employees III AbbcNillc vii! br
pleased.
last week on business. He claims to sell thr
best sewing machine eNtant, and we believe
pr. james Il. I.ittlcton, of Augusta. has
been To- Nincty-SiX on a short visit io his par
cnt< lie is II high honor graduate nf the Ali-
susia Medical College, and has commenced
the practice OF his profession in that great
southern town. M man of his ability, en-
er.y and reliability can fail 10 succeed. HIS
friends at Ninety-SiN are justly proue oi the
high position he has taken in his adopted
home.
! Mrs J. l.. Shumate is in the mountains ell
Ijoying the pure air.
Mr.. joel L. Weir, one OF our most popular
wide awake merchants. has employed Mr..
james Il. Horn To clerk Tor another year.
| Thc 18th OF August has passed and no roads
| worked yet. The County commissioners are
| too busy looking after their fences hence the
neg lcrt of the public thorougniareS.
| Mr.. John y. Moore has the finest crop OF
| corn In Edgcfield County. 1t is said his crop
will average - bushels to the acre.
| The stove repaircr, Mr. Foy had the miSior-
| tune to lose his horse while at Nincty-SiX.
Master Ed Rrahham, the boss young farm
er, has raised his fodder without u drop of
ram, and will reap splendid crop OF corn
| Tor his years work.
Miss Ella Griffin has returned from MrCor-
m ick, where she has been visiting friends.
! Mr.. Ed c. Rice has been at home for Il few
| davS on IL short furlOugh.
| Miss Joe and Miss Sallie Langford, charm
| ing young ladies from Prosperity, have been
| visiting Mrs. A =. Osborne. Miss Sullie Ia
vored us with some excellent piano music at
| Prot. Cork's. She is said To be one of the best
| musicians in the State. She has charge of
the musical department OF Columbia FeIna
| College.
Mr.. George w. Lipscomb. who has been To-
Gated ut Ridseway in the railroad business
| has returned and will farm another year.
! Mr. J ID. Watson has moved his large stock
of furniture H. the lalge warehouse opposite
the hotel, where he can show 1t to al much
| better advantage.
| Mr.. james NJ. Matthews former citizen of
| Ninety.SiX died at his residence about l0
| miles from this place in Edgtfied county on
| the 18th inst Judge Matthews, as he was for
| merly called, was fine machnist at aud one
| lime owned a large mandatory. He wns u
| Christian gentleman, Kind husband and good
ncighhor.
Col. David Aiken of Coronaca was in town
| last week, his description oi our Abbeville
| statesmen is quite aIuusIng, before the new
crop Is sworn into office, we trust Mr.. Aiken
will give the public his estimate OF these gen.
teman through the Press and Banner. II
would be a good idea TO get their photograph.
Pembroke, Mr.. Jordan. formerly correspond
cnt of the Press and Banner and Greenville
News, was in town recently. He Is an en-
thusastic anti.
Capt. King was badly treated in the "home
of his friend" The bosses ruled him out
AS Col. Robertson correctly Says: There
never was such Ring Rule and BosSisn"
pracliced on the people OF Abbeville before
They have only TO crack the whip and the
rank and lille Of their party rcjoices. We
don't blame the bosses, but we do blame the
dupes who SO willingly bend the knee"
Dr. q. F. =. Wright one of the most prom
inent dental surgeons in the State Is in Nine
ty.SIX for the summer.
The pretty and talented Miss Ellen Stanley
of Columbia IS visiting her sister Mrs. DR..
Holland; Atan important gathering at rroi.
Cork'S she favored US with several recitations.
Every Lody was delighted. She Is certainly
mistress of the art. We hope to hear her
again before she leaves.
We have received a catalogue Of the Stuart
Normal College of Virginia. The president
is our own Capt. +. &. McCants and one OF the
assistant teachers Is Miss Daisy i. Orchard.
so you see, Mr.. Editor. South Carolina talent
is appreciated elsewhere. Both capt.. NC,
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we are satisfied the patrons of Stuart Normal
College will be pleased.
Thou shalt keep the Sabbath holy, politics
to the contrary Notwithstanding.
MIR G. NJ. Anderson and Capt w. Il. smith
have returned from Wyoming. They are GER
tainIy very enthusiastic over wyoming horse
flesh. They purchased forty-fire head, which
will arrive about the first Of September.
They also heard Gen. Weaver and Mrs Lease
make speeches. Weaver claims the earth,
certain that he will carry south Carolina.
Tne Democrats and Republicans Of Wyoming
do not think he will carry single Western m
Carolinas aud Georgia. The PopuliSt out
West are the same rs the Stokes Co. party
here. only under different name.
The Rev. B. +. Corley preached fine SER
mon at SLOAN yesterday.
The ordinance of baptism was administered
at the Baptist church I'm this place on last
sunday night, By the Rev. l.. T. Carroll. resi-
WrT II. Walker and wife we're visiting
friends here last Sunday. Mr.. Wal ker has
been engaged by the popular grocery house oi
Messrs. Il. Meade, Jr. X Co., OF New YORK
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