The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-09-06
NINETY-SIX NEWS.
Many Interesting Items About the
sltd Fert. and hts Surroundings.
,Ninety-Slx. 3. G., Sept. 4, 1898.

Nt06Ly-SlX, . u, Sept 4, 1850.
There is very liule news uf any kind In our
S nei2bborhood, Mr.. Editor, AMI my letter this
week / fear VIII not be Of much consequence.
Among the business changes OF the town, we
note Inc diSsGiufion % q Ws;sOn retirInS o HI
goes TO Chappells where he will always be
glad 10 greet his OLD Ninety six iriends Ihe
senior member Of the old hrm, MIR. j. u. Wat.
son, viii continue at the Old stand. No. 1
North Cambridge street. Call and see him..
MF, Edward Z. Rice leaves tomorrow for
hiS home In Charleston.
Frank Williams was badly cut abont the
face aud neck one night last week by Sidney
Clsrk. Or. Holland sewed Franks wounds
up as neatly as possibie. Jealousy was tile
Mrs. ]. ". Hill, OF Greenwood. was down
last week visiting her SISTER, Mis-. E. NJ. Lips
Outte a number OF our citizens have been
requested 10 appear aL Aboe.llle on tMe iih
Instant, ~ look after case of one j. ". Fol
som VI. Township OF Ninety-Slx. We pre-.
sume It. has some reference 10 the Ninety.Six
bonds; Of 1he C. & W. r. X. 60. Our people
{ Thought that the Legislature had settied
these matters for the present.
Mr. N. q. Pyles worshipped at Ninety'Six
DR. Ernest Piuson, the son OF an old friend
OF ouis, hus located at Cross Hill for the prac-
tica of medicine aud surgery. be has been
practicing in Georgia Iur several years ana
now comics back 10 establish business
alDng his fathers frlends, who VIII De ue-
li1hted to employ him.
= TMai:.tsalphin lefl his brick out in the rain.
and1he consequence is. they are noa est.
tered Capt. Haie's room. and stole small
sum OF rnoney. was captured In Augusta, and
ID now sojunrning with sheriff Nance.
Capt. sloan, the venerable clerk or the
House Of many South Carolina Legislatures.
and Who has been visiting his son, DIR. ii. \.
>sioan. LETT last Thursday for his home ia Col
umbia.
Ind frtonHG
Lhetent meeting Will begin ON Monday, he
llth, In Cow Grove. While the Rev. Mr..
Brabhain wilt have charge, several other
rood meeting and good preaching. Every
BODY IL earnestly requested 10 come out 10
the meeting.
peiiS, contempiates moving 70 Ninety.Six.
We hope 70. Capt. Smith has many friends
here who would be delighted 10 welcome
The Ninety.six nine played the New Mar
ket ntne last Saturday eveniDe. They were
NOT: 80 successful as at Oysons the week be-
fore, for they were ingloriously defeated: :,
Z. We."oi!en entertain angels unawarss." NY, we
Lena Booker, OF Donalds. while she Was visit
ing friends here few weeks ago; that she was
the ssprightiy eorrsspondent % 1. lL. b. OF the
There will be four or five applicants for ca
detships at the Citadel Academy from this
end Of the country.
line loss OI lIl6 Uy LHc IcC0uI ISohCI obo
hurricane In and around Beaufort Is appall-
ing. we saw Phosphate 1nspt ctor Jones who
was directly from there, and he estimates the
loss ut near 800 souls, mostly colored peop'e
who lived on the islands.
The Governors Idea tor stay law will OF
course meet with opposition, and the opposi-
ton will not be confined To his political oppo-
neiits. We very much doubt The expediency
of such law, yet In some instances 1t would
wt,fk 10 ar, advantage 70 those who have
property In the clutches Of soulless creditors.
che store, and win be glad 10 see his friends
abound. He will keep hrst class stock OF
{ goods aud make prices 10 suit the times;
y We understand Mr.. d. Z. DuPre, OF Green
wood, oontenplstes opening drug store al
MI MI GoumSus Townsend, OF Edgefeld,
spent last Sunday in Ninety-Six.
"A man who will go to = snow on dead
head" ke, and abllSs the performance Is q
- Wen we Conf know what TO call him.
The CROPS IN this vicinity are very much
damsgva by the rain and stornS' bo''on
nr Ranry Arthur, the famous chess player
from ON Hds sasessid. spent Saturday and Sunday
some of our merchants leave soon for New
York aud other Northern markets 10 lay III
their fall and winter goods.
Prof VIM. Hood passed down last Thursday
OH his way to Florida. South Carolina can
lily afford to lose such men. But we nope ne
will succeed beyond his expectations In MS
new home. which we understand is Barlow,
Fla. - ,,o
past week. Quarterly conference at kinard's s
chapel.
Sunday visiting friends.
Clerk Hagood, Of the United Sta'es Court
nassed up the road last Sunday.
Al the Presbyterian Sunday school on last
SUNDAY morning we we're struck with the ap-
pearance OF two pretty girls. anu upon inqui-
~ Ioudd them 10 be the accomplished daugh.
ters Of Mr.. Robert La1d, OF Augusta. aud
eranddaughters Of DR.: Richard grimm, VINO
lived and died near old Cambridge years ago.
sThay are visiting the Misses Blake.
= Ef. S. Addison shipped 70 Charleston to-
f.y one or the finest lots OF beef cattle ever
sL,sasd at the depot. Mr.. Addison Is u fine
iufloe OF the bovine family and Will Ouy none
but the b1st. od ,,,,, d,,r,
MI r. c. Turner brought In fine lot OF iat
cattle to-day for the Charleston markell
DR. a. F. s. Wright OF Georgetown was IN
town last sunday en- route for the "low conn-
fhe Rev. Mr.. Dantzler of Prosperity mas
haan assistlng Mr.. Brabhaln with his meet
inc nj Kinardis 3 Chapel. He was also asslsteo
hy.,be Rev p. NJ. B. .Kinard.
we would suggest that the diHert NJ CHI
ir,r,sss.<s look around for teachers 80 az 70
\public schools promptly on tne nist
Noyember. HaS' inu'
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