The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-10-04
ITEMS FROM NINETY-SIX.
Pretty WOmen-HandsOme Men-Sil.
YER in the Senate-Peas Upon II
Trencher.

| TrenCnef.
Ninety-.Ix, s. c., Oct. 2, 1898.
The young ladies aud gentlemen OF the
| town gave II Ice party to Miss tannle Brab'
| ham on last Tuesday night at DR.. Hollands
Miss Fannie is to he congratulated upon nav, &
has gone to Columbia TO enter The Methodist
Female College. One and all wish her hap.
py and profitable year.
Mr.. E. Y. Sheppard, who had his leg broken
In difficulty some weeks ago, IL. getting
along nicely and will soon be out again.
Miss Sallie Fouche has been elected SECOND
assistant teacher in the Ninety-Six Hlgh
SCHOOL, No better selection could have been
made. She has several years experience In
teach Ing and Is we'll qualified for her duties.
Mrs. DIR. W. Fl. Holland and Nj lss Mary
Holland leave this week for the moiah
Fair.
We are much obliged to Gen. Hemphill for
his explanation. We never had any fears as
10 what he said 10 our old comrade in Chica,
20. Yet some OF our friends thought he had
said something terrible. The General Is not
made OF that Kind OF stuff.
DIR. f. q. Martin, surgeon dentist, OF Green
wood, was down one day last week on ousi'
Miss Lille Calhoun has gone to Cross Hill
Old Mr. Shumate is still on the South Side,
where he says he sells groceries and provi-
siops ch heaper than anybody.
For the past few weeks the town farmers
have been hauling In quantities OF pea-Vine
hay, providing for the jerseys this winter. ,
Every pound OF good butter is worth 25c ts
and should not be sold for less, in view OF
high prices for provision.
Maj. GaIphin has had a nice time on his
brick. Dry weather is the best time to make
brick.
Dr. w. H. Holland will leave soon to attend
O course of lectures in Baltimore. He Is de-
terinined 10 leave nothing undone 10 thor
oughly fit himself for his profession.
Mr.. James NJ. Baker, who was In Carolina
few weeks ago, has returned " his post oil
duty at the Capital.
Mr.. Irwin Sanders has purchased hne Jer-
sey calf from Mr.. A. $. Osburne:
Miss DeVore, who has been with her BROTH
ers family, has returned TO her home In
Edgetield.
Ninety-Six has ten stores, two drug stores
two mills two cotton gins, one oil mill, three
blacksmith shops, two wagon makers, one
gtn shop, to say nothing Of It's numerous
seems to be on boom.
Mr.. Samuel Agnew is clerking for Mr. r. L.
Stuart.
week.
Miss Barksdale, of Georgia, has returned to
The Washing gton news is that the Senate is
sional silver speech. The great bugaboo wa.
the Sherman Act, and If the President would
only convene Congress and repeal that act,
everything would go ON smoothly. we dont
believe the Sherman Act has anything TO do
with the hard times. There is something else
the matter and we hope how soon our legisla-
tors Will find 1t out.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. s. Wilson will 60 TO house
keeping In the Martin house on Church
street.
Now is good time for the Town Council TO
look after the hog pens.
The Misses Moore. Of Cokesbury. have been
with Mrs. r. W. Townsend.
Messrs. J. F. and J. u. Coleman, OF Corona
ca, were I'm town last Saturday.
MIR. Marcus w: Dendy was happily married
to Mrs. Martha F. Agnew, Sunday, October l.
Mr.. Marion Sanders, sheriff Of Sumter
county, has been on trip To his brother DIR.
w. A. Sanders.
Mrs. Orchard, of Atlanta, is with her daugh-
ter Mrs. T. e. Lipscomb.
Trial Justice McCaslan opened court early
this morning with case Uf assault and bat
terry and house breaking.
One of our best farmers paid s1l for hound
dog the other day. Dogs are scarces and high
In our community IL would seem.
The bicycle craze in our town has about
subsidized.
Two OF our young gallants are known as
Lord Chesterfield and Apollo. Quite distin-
gulshed gents. East End.